Trump Says Biden’s Pardons Are Void Because They Were Done With Autopen

The president indicated he expects the stance to be challenged in court.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on March 16, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on March 17 that pardons issued by his predecessor are no longer in effect because of evidence suggesting that they were signed with an autopen.

The pardons “are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform.