Posted on 06/03/2025 7:43:58 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the pardons granted by Joe Biden to family members and death row inmates which were signed by “autopen” in the final hours of his presidency.
On Monday, a senior official in the justice department told staff that he was investigating pardons granted by the former president, and whether Mr Biden was “competent” at the time.
In an email to staff, obtained by Reuters, Ed Martin, a controversial Trump loyalist, said his investigation would look at whether Mr Biden “was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of autopen or other means”.
An autopen is a device used to add a signature to a document. Unlike the common e-signature, the autopen is a robot-writing instrument that learns how to mimic and repeat the pen strokes of any individual.
They are used routinely by the White House, but Mr Trump and his supporters have spread theories that it was being used by his predecessor as he became less able to conduct the duties of president.
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NOW we are having fun…..
Trump has just under 3 years and 8 months left in office. I do hope that at some point, the theft of the 2020 election is investigated and exposed.
When will the Meritless Garland be on the rack?
“NOW we are having fun…..”
Could get even more fun for if these pardons are ruled invalid, it’s likely many other things, including judicial nominations and legislation, may be ruled likewise.
It all depends on what the investigation uncovers.
And NOTHING will be done about it.
Who signed Hunter Biden’s pardon?
Yawn...
As usual, the media minimizes the seriousness of what may have been going on by stating the question being whether Biden was getting tired or lazy and used the Autopen instead of hand signing.
The real investigation is whether staff members were signing pardons and other orders without Biden’s knowledge or approval.
Why, exactly? I have yet to hear a convincing explanation. IMO, there is no need for this anywhere in government. It introduces too many suspicions, from basic laziness up to actual forgery.
Agree. And election integrity in coming elections is crucial.
I’m just thankful Pam Bondi isn’t doing it.
“Ed Martin, a controversial Trump loyalist...” Nobody in Biden’s bunch earned the C word.
Biden was known to be on vacation in another state when some of these EO and pardons were done.
Yep. Unfortunately, after decades of "hope for change," most of us who've been paying attention don't believe anything is going to come of this. The Republicans are as bad as the Democrats, but they've learned how to keep their mouths shut long enough for anyone to not notice.
I firmly believe the situation we're in right now is why General Washington warned us about parties.
Joe may have actually signed that one. It appears to be hand written by someone. Looks like he had trouble forming the B in his signature. Peter Duecy of Fox pointed this out the other day..
The Democrats will Butler Biden soon. They have no use for him or Jill.
WHY would the White House ‘ROUTINELY’ use an auto pen?
A ‘WET SIGNATURE” is required for OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
THAT IS BLIND SKUNK STUPID
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