Alex Carson
Did you know that multiple U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama and Thomas Jefferson, used mechanical devices to replicate their signatures? Did you know the Constitution doesn’t even require a president to sign a pardon in writing? In this deep dive, we explore Donald Trump’s recent claim that all of President Joe Biden’s pardons are invalid because they were signed using an autopen. We examine the legal, historical, and political dimensions of the controversy, tracing the evolution of the autopen and its widespread use in government.
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Trump’s Declaration and Its Immediate Fallout
04:35 – A Closer Look at the Autopen and Its History
06:30 – The Constitutional Limits of Presidential Pardon Authority
09:08 – Political Motivations and Timing Behind the Announcement
10:06 – Outro
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The video details how Biden’s pardons—especially those granted to members of the January 6 congressional committee—became central to Trump’s challenge, despite longstanding acceptance of autopen signatures under the law. We also look at how Trump’s statements align with broader political efforts to cast doubt on Biden’s mental acuity, drawing from legal scholarship, past presidential practices, and media coverage. This episode offers a comprehensive look at Trump’s effort to void Biden’s pardons and what it reveals about the modern presidency.
Trump Announces That All of Biden’s Pardons are VOID
