White House Shockwave: Trump Nullifies Biden Pardons Signed by Autopen

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The High Points:

• Trump nullified all Biden-era autopen-signed orders, pardons, and contracts.

• The move threatens pardons for Hunter Biden, Fauci, and other Biden allies.

• Legally reversing pardons is difficult but opens a path for DOJ review.

Trump didn’t just shake the table — he flipped the entire furniture set. By tossing out every Biden-era document stamped by the infamous autopen, Trump basically asked the country a blunt question: if Biden wasn’t fit to run for reelection, was he even fit to sign pardons? And that’s where things get interesting. Everyone from Hunter Biden to Anthony Fauci could suddenly find themselves on thin ice if Trump proves any of those pardons were rubber-stamped without Biden’s full, conscious approval.

Now, sure, legally undoing a pardon is about as difficult as finding accountability in D.C., but this isn’t really about clearing the bar today — it’s about lowering it for tomorrow. Trump is clearly signaling he’s willing to reopen the books on the Biden era, and he’s daring DOJ to follow through. Even if this becomes a long-shot legal fight, the message landed: immunity-by-autopen is over. And Trump’s base is more than ready for round two.

From Western Journal:

In a shocking move that could have all sorts of potential ramifications, President Donald Trump just torpedoed the last meaningful thing his predecessor did as president.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump took to his Truth Social to make the bombshell announcement:

BREAKING: Trump has rescinded “all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized ‘AUTOPEN,’ within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr.” pic.twitter.com/o8dZeOmIi6

— The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) December 2, 2025

“Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized ‘AUTOPEN,’ within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., are hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect,” Trump posted. “Anyone receiving ‘Pardons,’ ‘Commutations,’ or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

That simple Truth post could be a massive headache for former first son Hunter Biden — whose criminality is well-documented — and Dr. Anthony Fauci — whose alleged misdeeds are a bit more obscure.

Others, like former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, as well as a number of other Biden family members, could all be on the hook, too.

Trump has long been critical of Biden’s pardon spree toward the end of the latter’s lone presidential term.

Given Biden’s dubious history with the autopen, if there were any instances of a commutation or pardon that came without the ex-president’s express knowledge or consent, it would void the pardon.

The argument is evident: If Biden was not mentally fit enough to run for re-election, was he mentally fit enough to sign off on pardons?

Now, to be fair, this is a very high bar to hurdle (it’s the whole “extraordinary accusations require extraordinary evidence”-thing). You effectively have to prove demonstrable fraud being committed against Biden.

If Biden approved of any of these pardons, even if someone else had used the autopen for the actual signature, his approval would be enough to make that pardon legal and legitimate.

Does Trump have that smoking gun?

He clearly seems to think so. And that could be a mouth-watering proposition for the president’s supporters.

If there’s one thing Trump supporters care about, it’s justice (see: the Epstein blowback), and the fact that so many people in Biden’s orbit were immune to it via pardon has never sat well with Trump’s base.

Could the MAGA base now see Fauci or Hunter being perp-walked in handcuffs? It’s clearly what the president is angling for.

That being said, it’s probably best to temper expectations until something more official (perhaps from the Department of Justice) comes out. Commutations and pardons are notoriously iron-clad. Trump would effectively be making U.S. history if he could officially and legally reverse these pardons.

However, despite the potential long-shot nature of this, at the very least, this sort of proclamation from Trump paves the way for the DOJ or some other government group to begin this reversal process.

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