Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Trump Declares Biden Autopen-Signed Documents Invalid
President Donald Trump has said that he is cancelling all documents that former President Joe Biden signed using an autopen.
This includes pardons, commutations, and executive orders.
Trump made this announcement on Truth Social, stating that these documents have no legal effect.
An autopen is a machine that copies a person's signature.
Many presidents, including Trump himself, have used autopens in the past.
Biden has rejected Trump's claims, saying Republicans are lying about his knowledge of the documents.
The House Oversight Committee has recommended an investigation into the matter.
Trump announced the termination of all documents signed by Biden using an autopen.
This includes pardons, commutations, executive orders, and other legal documents.
Trump claims these documents have no legal effect.
Biden has rejected Trump's claims, stating Republicans are lying.
The House Oversight Committee recommended an investigation into the autopen use.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden
- What
- Termination of all documents signed by Biden using an autopen
- When
- Announced on Tuesday
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Trump claims autopen-signed documents have no legal effect
Trump's Stance
Biden's Stance
Validity of Autopen-Signed Documents
Trump's Stance
Trump claims all documents signed by Biden using an autopen are null and void, having no legal effect.
Biden's Stance
Biden and his aides reject Trump's claims, asserting that the use of an autopen is valid and that Biden was aware of the documents he signed.
Biden's Awareness and Decision-Making
Trump's Stance
Trump and his supporters suggest that Biden was not fully aware of the documents he signed and that his aides made key decisions for him.
Biden's Stance
Biden and his former aides refute these claims, maintaining that Biden was fully aware and in control of his actions as president.
- Documents Terminated
- Pardons, commutations, executive orders, and other legal documents
- Autopen Usage
- Machine that copies a person's signature using real ink
- Presidents Using Autopen
- Thomas Jefferson, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump
- Justice Department Memo
- 2005 memo confirmed autopen signatures are legal
- Biden's Pardons
- Included family members Hunter and James Biden
- House Oversight Committee
- Recommended Justice Department investigate autopen use
Sources
‘All Biden autopen pardons terminated’: Trump declares documents signed by device have ‘no legal effect’
Trump takes aim at Biden pardons, says he is terminating any commutations signed using autopen
Trump doubles down on unfounded claims, declares all Biden autopen-signed documents ‘null and void’
Trump Declares All Biden Autopen-Signed Documents, Including Pardons 'Null and Void'
Trump Says He's Terminating Any Biden Pardons Signed With Autopen
Trump declares all Biden autopen-signed documents, including pardons ‘null and void’
"Null And Void": Trump Declares Biden's Autopen-Signed Documents Terminated
