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U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, that some actions by former President Joe Biden were invalid because he signed them using an autopen, including appointments to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.
President Donald Trump said all "Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts" signed by former President Biden's autopen are "void," including pardons and commutations.
The autopen is a device that reproduces a person’s signature with precision, often used for high-volume or ceremonial documents.
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was cancelling executive orders signed by President Joe Biden’s autopen. Like many presidents, including Trump, Biden used an autopen to sign certain official documents. Republicans have claimed the autopen ...
Legal experts said the Constitution doesn’t require presidents to directly sign pardons, and that Trump can't unilaterally reverse them.
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Trump says he'll void 92% of Biden docs over autopen dispute
President Donald Trump is turning a technical fight over signatures into a sweeping challenge to his predecessor's legacy, vowing to wipe out nearly all Biden-era documents that relied on an autopen.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said former President Joe Biden signed pardons with an autopen, a mechanical device that uses a robotic arm with an attached pen. When Trump installed portraits of past presidents in the White House, a photograph of an autopen took the place of Biden’s portrait.