Trump Declares Biden Pardons ‘Void’ Over Autopen Claims, Reviving Debate Over Signature Device

Autopen’s White House Legacy Faces New Scrutiny as Trump Challenges Biden’s Clemency Moves

Mar 17, 2025

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm early Monday, declaring that pardons issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden, are “void, vacant, and of no further force or effect” because they were allegedly signed using an autopen. In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump targeted Biden’s clemency for members of the House select commi…

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