Trump Challenges Validity of Biden's Pardons Over Autopen Use

Trump claims Biden's last-minute pardons, signed with an autopen, are invalid, despite legal precedents affirming the practice.

Donald Trump has declared that pardons issued by Joe Biden, including those for Jan. 6 committee members and others, are void because they were signed using an autopen.
The Heritage Foundation reported that Biden's autopen signatures were consistent across numerous documents, raising questions about his direct involvement in their authorization.
Legal experts and past court rulings affirm that the use of an autopen by a president is constitutionally valid for signing pardons and other official documents.
Biden's pardons included high-profile figures such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and members of his family, as well as individuals involved in nonviolent drug offenses and pandemic-related sentences.
Trump has suggested the matter may be decided in court, though legal precedent strongly supports the legitimacy of autopen-signed pardons.