[Die Welt] To protect his critics from Donald Trump's vindictive justice, Joe Biden issued numerous preemptive pardons, including for his son Hunter. Now Trump claims the pardons are invalid because Biden did not personally sign them. The US President provides no evidence.
US President Donald Trump has, according to his own statements, revoked preemptive pardons issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden, for known Trump opponents. On Monday, Trump stated on his online platform Truth Social, without any evidence, that Biden did not personally sign the pardons shortly before the end of his term. Rather, the relevant documents were signed using a signature machine.
He therefore declares the pardons invalid, Trump wrote on Truth Social. They no longer have any effect. If Trump's argument were followed, however, several of his own executive orders and pardons would also no longer be valid, as they were also signed using a signature machine.
In January, shortly before the end of his term, Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons, including for members of the congressional committee investigating the storming of the Capitol by radical Trump supporters in January 2021. Biden sought to protect Trump critics like former Republican Representative Liz Cheney from possible politically motivated prosecution. Trump had repeatedly promised revenge against political opponents during the election campaign.
No Evidence of Acceptance of a Signature Machine
On Monday, Trump stated on Truth Social that the members of the former congressional committee should have known that they could be investigated "at the highest levels." However, Trump provided no evidence that the pardon documents were actually signed by a machine and not by Biden personally. Nor did Trump explain why such signatures should be invalid.
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