Overview
- Trump posted Saturday on Truth Social alleging illegal autopen use under Joe Biden, asserting anything signed that way has no force or effect and urging arrests of Biden-era staffers.
- He claimed the autopen operator lacked written authorization and accused political opponents of orchestrating the practice during the prior administration.
- In November he declared all Biden documents signed by autopen “terminated,” a position he reiterated in his latest posts.
- Legal scholars say a president cannot void a predecessor’s valid actions on that basis, and there have been no arrests or successful invalidations tied to the claims.
- Autopen use is common across administrations, including limited use acknowledged by Trump, and the DOJ previously replaced online pardon copies after identical signatures drew scrutiny.