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Earlier this month, we reported that virtually every document bearing Joe Biden’s signature during his presidency was signed by an autopen.
The presidential autopen has been in use since the 1950s, with its legality debated for years. In 2013, Barack Obama became the first president to sign a bill into law using an autopen while vacationing in Hawaii, relying on a Bush-era legal memo stating a president’s presence wasn’t required if they had authorized the signature.
ThekeyissuewithBiden,however,iswhetherheactuallyauthorizedtheuseoftheautopen—orifsomeoneelsewasrunningitwithouthisknowledge.
TheNewYorkPostthenuncoveredapatternofpotentialpowerabusewithintheBidenWhiteHouse,withinsiderssuspectingakeyaidemayhavemadeunilateraldecisionsonwhattosign.
OnSundaynight,TrumpdeclaredthatBiden’spardonsare“VOID,VACANT,ANDNOFURTHERFORCEOREFFECT,becauseofthefactthattheyweredonebyAutopen.Inotherwords,JoeBidendidnotsignthembut,moreimportantly,hedidnotknowanythingaboutthem!”
OnMonday,TheOversightProjectreleasedamemoexposing32instanceswheretheBidenWhiteHo
