Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void' because he used an autopen

Trump claimed without evidence that his predecessor’s pardons for members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol are invalid because then-President Joe Biden didn’t use a real pen.

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Trump: Biden Jan. 6 panel pardons, others ‘void’ because Autopen used

President Trump said in a social media post that he believes former President Biden’s last-minute pardons are “void” because he signed them with an autopen. “The ‘pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden ...
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Trump claims Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee 'void, vacant'

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden's pardons of members of the committee and others were "void, vacant, and of no future force of effect."
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Trump claims Biden's pardons of Jan. 6 committee members are "void"

President Trump is questioning former President Joe Biden's signature on preemptive pardons issued to the members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the ...
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Trump makes unsupported claim Biden pardons are ‘void’ as he used autopen

President claims without evidence that January 6 panel members’ pre-emptive clemency was not signed personally. Donald Trump claimed on Monday, without offering evidence, that pardons signed by ...
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Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee are void because of autopen signatures; Forever 21 files for bankruptcy again.
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No evidence for Trump claim about 'void' Biden pardons and autopen

President Trump claims 'many' of Biden's pardons are void because they were signed automatically and not by hand.
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Trump to meet with Kennedy Center board after purge

President Donald Trump said former President Joe Biden's preemptive pardons of members of the Jan. 6 committee are "void" because he signed them by autopen.
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Breaking down Trump's claims about Biden using an autopen

President Trump claims some of Joe Biden's pardons are "void" because the former president allegedly used an autopen. CBS News political director Fin Gómez examines the history and ...
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What is an autopen at center of Biden pardon claims?

President Trump said Monday he thinks last-minute pardons from former President Biden are “void” due to them being signed with an autopen. Biden pardoned multiple political enemies of the president ...
The Hill - 23h
Trump says use of autopen voids Biden pardons. Should consumers be wary of e-signing?

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows Monday by claiming that pardons issued by President Joe Biden are “invalid” because they were signed using an autopen, an electronic device that replicates a ...
MarketWatch - 1d
Trump Says Biden’s Pardons are ‘Void’ and ‘Vacant’ Because of Autopen

The use of the autopen, a device that reproduces signatures and is ubiquitous in government and business, is ordinarily uncontroversial. There is no power to undo a pardon in the Constitution or ...
The New York Times - 1d
Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void.' Legal experts disagree

"It could open a Pandora's box if a sitting president tried to undo a pardon by one of their predecessors," one expert told ABC News.
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Can Trump revoke Biden's autopen pardons? Legal expert weighs in

Former President Trump claims that pardons issued by President Biden using an autopen are invalid, sparking a legal debate over presidential authority. Meanwhile, the Constitution states that ...
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Jan. 6 investigators hit back at Trump over pardon threat: ‘Do it. Or shut up’

The members of the Jan. 6 investigative committee are hitting back at President Trump for his threat to nullify the presidential pardons surrounding their work. The investigators not only contend ...
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Trump’s claim to revoke Biden’s pardons is bunk

There is no historical or Supreme Court precedent for “revoking” a predecessor’s pardon.
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Trump's Jan. 6 pardon doesn't cover rioter's plot to kill FBI agents, judge rules

President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot does not extend to the separate crimes of one rioter who plotted to murder the law enforcement agents who ...
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Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: 'Bring it'

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Monday welcomed a legal battle with President Trump over the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — hours after ...
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Trump targets Biden pardons; deportations scrutinized

🍀 Plus: Conor McGregor visits the White House {beacon} Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ I have corned beef cooking on the stove and will definitely be making soda bread later. In today's issue: ...
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'God used Donald Trump to save me': Ex-Tenn. senator gets pardon 15 days after entering prison

The pardon by Trump came after the top pardon attorney at the DOJ said she had been fired after restoring the gun rights of actor Mel Gibson.
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Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children

President Donald Trump said Monday he was ending “immediately” the Secret Service protection details assigned to Joe Biden’s adult children, which the former president had extended for six months ...
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Trump attacks Biden administration in rare visit to Justice Department

In a rare visit to the Justice Department, President Donald Trump lashed out at his perceived political enemies and claimed the department was weaponized against him while he was running for ...
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Trump rails against prosecutions, touts Jan. 6 hostages in visit to DOJ

President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department on Friday.
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Trump to end Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden

When President Joe Biden took office, he extended protections to Trump’s adult children for six months.
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Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news | Jonathan Freedland

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds support and justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world. Not content with shattering the post-1945 ...
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Former lawmaker says Trump pardoned him 2 weeks into campaign finance scheme sentence

President Trump pardoned a former Tennessee Republican lawmaker who was two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for a campaign finance scheme. Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey announced his ...
The Hill - 5d
Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden

The president posted on social media that Hunter Biden would lose his security detail “effective immediately” and also identified the country he was vacationing in.
The New York Times - 21h
Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The Trump companies accuse Capitol One of having "'woke' beliefs that it needed to distance itself from President Trump and his conservative political views."
CNBC - Mar. 7
No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why | Arwa Mahdawi

It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence. Poor Hunter Biden. His dad, who issued him an unconditional pardon as one of his last acts as US president, ...
The Guardian - Mar. 11
Republicans want to repeal Biden’s climate legacy. Good luck with that.

President Trump has used funding pauses and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to target climate initiatives by the federal government, but will need the help of Congress to repeal the ...
The Hill - 6d
Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how | Jan-Werner Müller

To begin with, universities should not be intimidated by the claim that public opinion is turning against them. That’s not necessarily true. Less than two months in office, the Trump administration ...
The Guardian - 12h
Trump pardons convicted lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel

Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.
ABC News - 5d
Trump claims Putin will be more 'generous' in peace talks than 'difficult' Ukraine

Even though President Donald Trump threatened Russia with sanctions, he claimed President Vladamir Putin is more "generous" when it comes to ending the war.
ABC News - Mar. 7
White House’s defense for not recalling deportations ‘one heck of a stretch’, says judge

Administration claims it didn’t stop flights despite judge’s instructions because he did not write it in the formal order. The Trump administration claimed to a federal judge on Monday that it ...
The Guardian - 21h
Trump Organization Sues Capital One for Closing Its Accounts

President Trump’s family business accused the bank of violating consumer protection laws by closing its accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack.
The New York Times - Mar. 7
Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech

Speaking from the Great Hall of the Justice Department, Trump targeted former special counsel Jack Smith and referred to Jan. 6 rioters as "hostages."
NBC News - 4d
How Trump Has Upended the Presidential Pardon

President Trump’s willingness to pardon allies has spawned a brisk market for executive clemency. Kenneth P. Vogel, a Times reporter who investigates money, politics and influence, looks at some of ...
The New York Times - Mar. 8
Trump says Hunter Biden will no longer get Secret Service protection

President Trump said Monday that two of President Biden's children — Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden — would no longer receive protection from the Secret Service. "Please be advised that, effective ...
The Hill - 23h
Trump is ending Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden

President Donald Trump is ending U.S. Secret Service protection for former President Joe Biden's adult children, Hunter and Ashley Biden.
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Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House

The new administration has created a system for awarding clemency that underscores the president’s grievances about what he sees as the political weaponization of the justice system.
The New York Times - Mar. 8

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