Trump Cancels Biden's Autopen Executive Orders, Threatens Perjury Charges

Trump's Revocation of Biden's Executive Orders

• 🚫 Donald Trump announced the cancellation of executive orders and other documents signed by Joe Biden using an autopen.
• ⚖️ Trump claims the autopen was operated illegally and that Biden was not involved, threatening perjury charges if Biden claims otherwise.
• 📊 Statistics show a high volume of documents were signed by autopen, with 88% of total documents (958) and 846 specifically autopen-signed.
• 📍 Many autopen-signed documents were issued while Biden was in Washington D.C., and in some cases, he was not present in D.C. or even the United States.

Questions Surrounding Autopen Use

• 📜 The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly mention the use of an autopen for presidential signatures.
• ✍️ The legality and authorization of using a machine to imprint a signature are questioned, especially when compared to manual signing requirements for other official documents.
• 🏛️ Judicial orders have been ruled vacated when a stamp was used instead of a judge's actual signature, raising similar concerns about imprinted signatures.

Autopen Use in Pardons and Commutations

• 🔑 The core issue with pardons signed by autopen is whether President Biden's intention was authentic and legitimate.
• 👨‍⚖️ The validity of pardons executed via autopen is questioned, particularly if Biden's mind was not involved in the decision-making process.
• ⚠️ Concerns are raised about individuals whose sentences were commuted or pardoned, with specific mention of child murderers and recidivist homiciders.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Some pardons issued via autopen were for members of Biden's family (excluding Hunter Biden), General Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and members of the January 6 committee.

Trump's Authority and Next Steps

• ✅ Andrew Turkowski, a constitutional law attorney, confirmed Trump's absolute authority to cancel prior executive orders, regardless of how they were signed.
• 🚀 Trump could have rescinded Biden's executive orders on his first day in office, making the timing of this announcement notable.
• 🧐 The focus is shifting to the pardons signed by autopen, with questions about their long-term meaning and effect.