Former President Donald Trump contends that the last-minute pardons granted by President Joe Biden are void because they were signed using an autopen. Despite the US Justice Department clarifying that autopens have been legally used for presidential signatures, Trump argues Biden was unaware of the content of the documents he signed. Trump's statements, shared via social media, specifically criticize pardons issued to members of the House committee involved in the January 6 investigation, stating that those implicated should be thoroughly investigated.
"The 'pardons' that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen."
"A memorandum opinion from the US Justice Department said a president can sign a bill by directing a subordinate to 'affix the President's signature to such a bill, for example by autopen.'"
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