Overview

• The investigation launched June 4 charges the White House counsel with determining if aides conspired to mislead the public about Biden’s cognitive state and usurp presidential powers.
• Trump alleges that an automatic signature tool was used by Biden’s staff to sign pardons, decrees and other directives without the former president’s knowledge.
• Joe Biden responded by calling the accusations “ridiculous and false” and affirming that he personally made all executive decisions during his administration.
• The inquiry underscores Trump’s pattern of wielding executive power against perceived political foes, a strategy he has publicly framed as vengeance.
• Biden, who recently disclosed an aggressive form of prostate cancer, has faced reports that his aides limited his interactions with the press and cabinet members late in his presidency.