“Pardons issued by President Joe Biden are "null and void because I'm sure Biden didn't have any idea that it was taking place. And somebody was using an autopen to sign off and to give pardons to, as an example ... the J6 unselect committee.”
What FactCheck.org found
Presidents don’t need to sign pardons for them to be official, the use of autopens is legal and there is no evidence any pardons were signed by a staffer without Biden’s knowledge or consent..
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 16 March 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2025, 5 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- rollcall.comhttps://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-gaggle-air-force-one-ma…
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