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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Mar 17, 2025, 09:25 PM Mar 17

No, Donald Trump Cannot Invalidate Joe Biden's Pardons

In a stunning assertion of executive power, Donald Trump has declared that all pardons issued by Joe Biden before leaving office are null and void. However, legally speaking, this claim holds no weight. The presidential pardon power is absolute, and there is no constitutional or legal precedent that allows a sitting president to revoke the legitimate pardons of a predecessor.

The Presidential Pardon Power Is Absolute

The U.S. Constitution grants the president the exclusive authority to issue pardons under Article II, Section 2, which states that the president “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.”

There is no provision allowing a future president to overturn pardons that have already been granted. Once a pardon is issued and accepted by the recipient, it is final—even if a new administration disapproves. Courts have consistently ruled that the presidential pardon power is not subject to congressional or judicial review unless the pardon itself was procured through fraud (which there is no evidence of in Biden’s case).

No Evidence of Autopen Use

Trump’s claim appears to rest on the baseless assertion that Biden’s pardons were improperly signed using an autopen—an automatic signing device that reproduces a person’s signature. However, there is no evidence that Biden used an autopen to sign pardons before leaving office.

https://meidasnews.com/news/no-donald-trump-cannot-invalidate-joe-bidens-pardons-

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No, Donald Trump Cannot Invalidate Joe Biden's Pardons (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 17 OP
In a system of law and order this is correct, however we no longer have that Eliot Rosewater Mar 17 #1

Eliot Rosewater

(32,806 posts)
1. In a system of law and order this is correct, however we no longer have that
Mon Mar 17, 2025, 09:27 PM
Mar 17

The FBI and the department of justice is controlled by the same fascist Nazis that are in the White House, it’s game over folks there is no more justice system there are no more laws.

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