Overview
- Trump announced on Truth Social that he is rescinding all Biden measures he says were not signed personally, asserting that autopen use invalidates them.
- He claimed roughly 92% of Biden-era documents bore an autopen signature and warned that Biden could face perjury if he says he authorized the process.
- A 2005 Office of Legal Counsel opinion concluded a president need not physically sign for actions to take effect, and prior presidents have used signature devices.
- Analysts note a president can replace a predecessor’s executive orders but cannot unilaterally undo statutes or likely valid pardons on the basis of signature method.
- Biden’s office had not issued a response in initial reporting, and the legal impact of Trump’s declaration remains uncertain pending any formal actions or court challenges.