Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons of January 6 Committee Void Since He Used Autopen To Write His Signature

The president declares on social media that pardons are, ‘VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.’

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President Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 17, 2025. AP/Luis M. Alvarez

President Trump has claimed the flurry of pardons made by his predecessor, President Biden, during his final days in office are null and void, alleging that the use of an autopen means that he didn’t sign off on the orders.

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