Trump's Challenge to Biden Pardons Dismissed by Experts as Legally Baseless
Legal and historical precedents affirm the validity of autopen-signed pardons, countering Trump's claims of their invalidity.
- Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that Joe Biden's pardons are invalid due to autopen signatures and Biden's alleged unawareness of them.
- Legal experts and a 2005 Department of Justice opinion confirm that autopen signatures are legally valid for presidential documents, including pardons.
- Historical precedent indicates that presidential pardons do not require a handwritten signature and can be issued verbally or through other means.
- The National Archives clarified that digital reproductions of signatures on published documents are not evidence of autopen use, undermining claims by Trump allies.
- Members of the January 6th Committee dismissed Trump's assertions, highlighting his own use of autopen for official documents during his presidency.