President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his efforts to dismantle actions taken during the Biden administration, announcing that he would invalidate any executive orders or documents that former President Joe Biden signed using an autopen. Trump also warned that Biden could face perjury charges if he claims to have personally approved documents that Trump alleges he did not review.
Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, asserting that Biden’s staff used the autopen without Biden’s direct authorization. “Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect,” Trump wrote. “The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States.”
In a separate post, Trump argued that Biden’s aides effectively took over presidential authority during portions of his term. “The Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him,” Trump posted. “I am hereby cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally. Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury.”
Why Perjury Charges Are Unlikely
Despite Trump’s threat, perjury charges could only apply if Biden were to lie under oath during a formal proceeding such as a congressional hearing. Biden has not been subpoenaed or asked to testify in any ongoing investigation, and Trump did not clarify whether he intends to direct the Department of Justice to pursue criminal charges. Perjury law does not apply to public remarks Biden has made about his use of the autopen.
Oversight Committee Findings on Autopen Usage
The Biden autopen controversy has been under congressional scrutiny. Earlier this year, the House Oversight Committee conducted a months-long investigation into whether Biden’s aides used the autopen to sign executive actions without Biden’s explicit approval. Lawmakers examined whether key officials also concealed the extent of Biden’s cognitive decline during the final period of his presidency.
In October, the committee released a lengthy report based on interviews with 14 senior Biden administration officials. The report accused top aides of abusing the autopen to issue executive directives while shielding Biden’s deteriorating mental acuity from the public.
Separate reporting by High Plains Pundit detailed chaotic processes within the Biden administration, including irregularities in commutations for violent offenders. According to that reporting, victims’ families were not consulted. Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, however, was not signed with the autopen.
Comer Praises Trump’s Move
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) strongly supported Trump’s decision.
“I applaud President Trump for deeming President Biden’s autopen actions null and void. The House Oversight Committee recently exposed how the Biden Autopen Presidency is one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history,” Comer said.
He continued, “Americans witnessed President Biden’s decline with their own eyes, Biden’s inner circle sought to deceive the public, conceal his condition, and take unauthorized executive actions using the autopen — actions that are now invalid. The House Oversight Committee delivered crucial transparency, and now President Trump and his administration are delivering accountability.”
Following the committee’s report, Comer urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to review all Biden-era executive actions and investigate three top Biden aides who invoked the Fifth Amendment during interviews.
Next Steps Unclear
Trump’s sweeping nullification order raises significant legal questions. Many of the documents signed during Biden’s presidency formed the basis for regulations, agency actions, or policy shifts that may now be subject to reversal, litigation, or administrative review.
What remains uncertain is how broadly Trump intends to apply the invalidation, how agencies will implement it, and whether the Justice Department will take any action related to the perjury threat. For now, the decision marks one of the most aggressive attempts by the current administration to retroactively unwind Biden’s executive legacy.
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