Trump Challenges Biden Pardons Over Autopen Use, Legal Experts Dismiss Claims
The validity of Biden's autopen-signed pardons is affirmed by legal precedent, but Trump's accusations raise broader debates on executive power and governance.
- Donald Trump declared Biden's pardons invalid, claiming they were signed with an autopen and without Biden's awareness.
- Legal experts and a 2005 Department of Justice opinion confirm that autopen signatures are legally permissible for presidential actions.
- The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project questioned Biden's cognitive capacity and the appropriateness of autopen use for significant decisions.
- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and others have called for investigations into Biden's approval of autopen-signed documents.
- The controversy has shifted focus to broader issues of executive power, accountability, and the role of presidential aides.
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