Overview
- In a new Truth Social post on Tuesday, President Trump said any Biden-era document signed by autopen is null, including pardons and commutations.
- The announcement builds on a similar claim days earlier in which Trump alleged roughly 92% of Biden documents used an autopen, a figure not supported by public evidence.
- Biden and former aides have said he authorized the decisions attributed to him and rejected assertions that staff used an autopen without his approval.
- Scholars note the Constitution does not require written signatures for pardons and say there is no clear authority for a president to cancel laws or clemency on autopen grounds, signaling likely court challenges or a need for congressional action.
- Trump also reposted a screenshot from InfoWars suggesting Michelle Obama may have used Biden’s autopen, a conspiracy claim that outlets characterize as unfounded.