Republicans announced the ex-president for a puppet of the deep state
Once again, US President Donald Trump tried to discredit Joe Biden by canceling almost all of his predecessor’s administrative actions and executive orders. According to the Republican, the decisions of his predecessor are invalid because they were signed with an automatic pen and not by hand.
“All documents, proclamations, executive orders, memoranda or contracts signed by former resident Joseph R. Biden Jr. using the prohibited automatic pen are hereby declared null and void. All who have received ‘pardons’ or other legal acts so signed are hereby notified that said documents are fully and finally terminated and of no legal effect. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump announced.
An automatic pen is a device used to precisely reproduce a person’s signature, usually for ceremonial documents or those that are large in volume. It is widespread in all kinds of administrative environments, not just government, to assist individuals in high positions who are physically unable to sign large amounts of paper.
Trump and his allies insist that Biden’s decisions were not made by him, but by unelected members of the administration who took advantage of his declining cognitive health to manipulate presidential power for their own benefit. They go so far as to present the former president as a puppet on whose behalf the “deep state” ruled the United States.
“Biden’s tenure is one of the biggest political scandals in US history. The former president’s inner circle tried to mislead the public, hide his condition and take unauthorized actions using the automatic pen – actions that are now invalid,” said Republican Congressman James Comer.
Before leaving office in January, Biden issued several pardons, including for members of his family, including his son Hunter. He motivated his decision by trying to protect them from political prosecutions. U.S. lawyers agree that the constitution does not require the president to personally sign pardons for them to be valid.
“Any president has the right to revoke any executive order of his predecessor, regardless of how it was signed. The issue of the automatic pen is irrelevant. The documents signed with it are valid,” said University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuaid.
