Executive Authority and Orders

On Truth Social, former President Trump said he will declare "null and void" any documents he alleges President Biden signed using an autopen — explicitly naming executive orders, proclamations, memorandums, contracts and clemency, including pardons and commutations. The claim comes amid House Republican reports and media reporting alleging autopen use (Biden signed 162 executive orders), a 2005 DOJ opinion that autopen use can be legally permissible, Biden’s denial that aides signed directives without his knowledge, reporting that some pardons (including Hunter Biden’s) were hand-signed, and White House figures showing Trump has rescinded many Biden orders; an alleged autopen pardon list has not been publicly released and GOP investigators have not shown clear evidence aides conspired to sign directives without Biden’s awareness.