The claim
Former President Joe Biden’s pardons of lawmakers on the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack “are hereby declared void, vacant, and of no further force or effect,” because “they were done by autopen.”
PeakMetrics research summary
Based on related reporting. This does not summarize the original publisher’s reasoning.
Research from related reporting says Trump has sought to criminally charge lawmakers who served on the Jan. 6 committee and has suggested Biden’s protective pardons of them are legally invalid. The supplied excerpts do not include the original PolitiFact review.[S4]
Additional context
In reporting published November 28, 2025, Trump announced he was terminating Biden documents signed with an autopen, broadly asserting they were “of no further force or effect.” [S6]
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Sources and attribution
- [original] PolitiFact original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- [S4] FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump’s 2020 election obsession and hints at possible future actions
Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- [S6] Trump Cancels All 'Autopen' Biden Orders | Newsradio 95 WXTK
Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026
Original review: PolitiFact. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.
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