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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Liddell

Trump says Biden’s pardons are now ‘void and vacant’ after autopen controversy

Donald Trump said all pardons issued by former president Joe Biden are ‘void’ after his Democratic predecessor allegedly used an autopen to sign his acts of clemency in office.

The president took to Truth Social in the early hours of Monday morning to sow doubt over the legitimacy of Biden’s pardons, claiming he used the mechanical device to sign documents rather than doing so by hand.

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