Trump says Biden Jan. 6 committee pardons are invalid because he used autopen

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The fact is, they were probably responsible for the documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of (Biden)," Trump added.
37% : Most legal experts believe that would make it practically impossible for Trump to overturn the pardons of the Jan. 6 committee members.
33% : " Trump added without any evidence that the committee members themselves, including co-chairs Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and ex-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) engineered the pardons that Biden signed.
31% : "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 his social media site.
26% : Trump did not provide any legal opinions backing his stance.
26% : Trump didn't mention those pardons, so it's not clear if he considers them to be valid or not.
21% : Trump says the committee members are guilty of "major crimes," but hasn't spelled out any laws he believes they violated.
20% : He said he took the action to protect public figures who had investigated and criticized Trump would not face retaliatory action under his second term, a prospect that Trump has reinforced by insisting he will seek "retribution" against enemies.
19% : Trump warned members of the panel that they could face a criminal probe because he claimed Biden used an autopen, which is defined as "a device that mechanically reproduces a person's signature," instead of physically signing the pardon documents.
16% : President Trump Monday claimed that pardons dished out by former President Biden to members of the congressional committee that investigated Jan. 6 are invalid because they were signed using an autopen.

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