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Probe seeks to determine whether there was conspiracy to "deceive the public."
President Donald Trump ordered on Wednesday an investigation into whether aides improperly used autopen for executive actions in an effort to conceal former President Joe Biden’s health issues while in office.
In a memo, Trump tasked the Counsel to the President with determining if “certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President.” Trump noted the U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, and other relevant agency heads would provide consultation.
“Given clear indications that President Biden lacked the capacity to exercise his Presidential authority, if his advisors secretly used the mechanical signature pen to conceal this incapacity, while taking radical executive actions all in his name, that would constitute an unconstitutional wielding of the power of the Presidency, a circumstance that would have implications for the legality and validity of numerous executive actions undertaken in Biden’s name,” Trump said.
A president is allowed to use a machine to sign off on various documents. However, the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project examined records with Biden’s signature over the course of his presidency and found many important documents featuring autopen signatures, including his 11th-hour pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, January 6 Committee members, and certain Biden family members.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump went as far as to insist Biden’s pardons using autopen were “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.” He also said members of the “Unselect Committee” should “fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level.”
Other presidential signatures on documents, such as the pardon for Hunter Biden and the president’s announcement that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race after a fumbling debate performance against Trump, appear to have been done by hand, the Oversight Project determined. --->READ MORE HERE
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden and his aides, accusing the latter of concealing Biden’s “serious cognitive decline” and abusing the power of Presidential signatures.
In a memorandum issued on Wednesday night—addressed to the Attorney General, the Counsel for President—Trump said “it has become increasingly apparent that former President Biden’s aides abused the power of Presidential signatures through the use of an autopen,” describing it as one of the “most dangerous” scandals in U.S. history.
Biden referred to the claims as “ridiculous and false” in a statement issued following Trump's announcement.
Within his presidential memoranda, Trump claims that aides of the former President used his signature, which was “deployed across thousands of documents to effect radical policy shifts.” He further alleges that the Department of Justice has found “clear evidence” that Biden broke the law, but that he could not stand trial due to “his incompetent mental state.”
“The White House issued over 1,200 Presidential documents, appointed 235 judges to the Federal bench, and issued more pardons and commutations than any administration in United States history,” Trump said in the memo. "Although the authority to take these executive actions, along with many others, is constitutionally committed to the President, there are serious doubts as to the decision making process and even the degree of Biden’s awareness of these actions being taken in his name.”
The investigation comes after Trump re-posted a baseless claim via Truth Social, sharing a post which said Biden had been "executed in 2020" and replaced by a robotic clone.
Trump has also claimed that throughout Biden’s presidency, advisers “severely restricted his news conferences and media appearances, and they scripted his conversations with lawmakers, government officials, and donors, all to cover up his inability to discharge his duties.”
According to Trump, what will the investigation aim to address? --->READ MORE HERE
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