President Trump argued that pardons issued by President Biden, especially those related to the January 6 Capitol investigation, are void due to being signed with an autopen. This claim sparked a rebuttal from Sen. Adam Schiff, a key figure in the Jan. 6 committee, who accused Trump of making baseless threats to silence his critics. Schiff highlighted that such tactics wouldn't intimidate him or others involved, and noted that the pardons were meant to protect individuals from potential retribution by Trump for their actions during his presidency.
"Your threats will not intimidate us," the California Democrat wrote on X. "Or silence us."
Trump has lambasted Biden's pardons since they were issued. But he went a step further in a Sunday post on his social media platform..."
Biden issued a burst of pardons that he said were designed to protect individuals who had done nothing wrong but who could nonetheless be targeted for retribution by Trump.
Sen. Adam Schiff, a member of the Jan. 6 committee, said Trump's remarks were a threat designed to intimidate and silence his critics, and wouldn't work.
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