Trump Declares Biden Pardons Invalid, Sparking Debate on Autopen Use
Trump’s recent claim that President Biden’s pardons are “void” due to the use of an autopen is, frankly, bizarre. It’s a statement that raises more questions than it answers, and highlights the increasingly surreal nature of our current political climate. The sheer audacity of declaring another president’s official actions null and void based on the method of signing is unprecedented.
This assertion seems particularly ironic considering past claims about documents being declassified merely through mental intent. If a president can, in their mind, render something classified or unclassified, why would the use of an autopen, a technology designed to increase efficiency, suddenly invalidate a pardon?… Continue reading
Matt Underwood 
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