President Donald Trump has moved to void the final pardons issued by former President Joe Biden, arguing that they were signed by an autopen without Biden’s direct approval. The announcement comes as new revelations suggest that Biden may not have personally signed key documents during his presidency.

The controversy stems from reports that Biden’s administration frequently relied on an autopen to sign official documents, leading to concerns that unelected aides were making critical decisions. A White House insider confirmed to the New York Post that the autopen had been used extensively, with no clear record of whether Biden had personally approved many of the documents.

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Trump addressed the issue in a statement Monday, declaring that pardons issued under Biden’s name were “void, vacant, and of no further force or effect.” He emphasized that Biden “did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!”

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The issue is particularly controversial because Biden’s final pardons included preemptive legal protection for members of the Jan. 6 House select committee. Trump has now pledged to investigate those involved, accusing them of trying to shield themselves from accountability.

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Biden’s reliance on the autopen has also drawn backlash from lawmakers and legal experts. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has called for an investigation into whether Biden’s cognitive decline allowed staff members to bypass legal procedures by using the autopen to push through executive orders and other major decisions.

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Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have all supported Trump’s push to investigate Biden’s use of the autopen. Vance stated that the American people “deserve to know who was actually running the country.”

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Trump, who personally signs executive orders on camera, contrasted his administration’s approach with Biden’s, stating, “You don’t use autopen. Number one, it’s disrespectful to the office. Number two, maybe it’s not even valid.”