Chapman to Newsmax: Trump Can Void Biden’s Autopen Orders

President Donald Trump has the authority to void executive actions taken under former President Joe Biden’s autopen if the device was used without Biden’s approval, federal defense attorney Ronald Chapman II told Newsmax on Sunday. 

“First, forging a president’s signature is a felony. It’s a crime to do so,” Chapman said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.”

“So if anybody used the autopen without Joe Biden’s express permission, without him deciding that a pardon is OK, it’s going to be an invalid signature, and the force and effect of that signature makes it moot,” Chapman added. 

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