Overview
- Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social that all Biden-era documents he says were signed by autopen—executive orders, proclamations, memorandums, contracts, pardons and commutations—are terminated.
- The administration has not produced a verified list of which Biden actions used an autopen, and reporters note it is unknown whether any pardons bore autopen signatures.
- Experts say a president cannot unilaterally void a predecessor’s pardons and note the Constitution does not require a written signature for clemency, though executive orders can be rescinded through ordinary process.
- The autopen has been used by presidents of both parties for routine or ceremonial paperwork, and its use has not previously invalidated official acts.
- Biden has said he personally authorized the actions attributed to him, as Trump escalates the dispute he has pushed since March and June, when he ordered reviews and amplified conspiracy-linked claims online.