{"id":11031,"date":"2025-11-29T13:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11031"},"modified":"2025-11-29T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T18:53:58","slug":"trump-threatens-perjury-charge-against-former-u-s-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/government\/trump-threatens-perjury-charge-against-former-u-s-president\/njackson\/2025\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Threatens Perjury Charge Against Former U.S. President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is nullifying all documents<\/em> allegedly signed by former President Joe Biden using an autopen device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed that 92% of documents signed during Biden\u2019s presidency were executed using an autopen, a tool that mechanically reproduces a person\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThe Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Trump said he is canceling all executive orders and \u201canything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally.\u201d He also threatened to charge Biden with perjury<\/em> if Biden claims he personally approved the signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Joe Biden via Gage Skidmore Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Background on the Autopen Issue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The autopen, used by the U.S. government since the Truman administration, holds a real pen and signs documents using a template of the signer\u2019s handwriting. Its use is widespread for routine presidential correspondence, and critically, the Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Legal Counsel has affirmed that autopen signatures on legislation and executive actions are legal, provided the president authorizes them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s accusation hinges on his claim that Biden did not<\/em> give such authorization \u2014 an assertion for which no verification has yet been provided. Historically, multiple presidents, including George W. Bush and Barack Obama, used the autopen for official documents without controversy. Biden\u2019s use was consistent with this longstanding practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scope of the Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During his presidency, Biden issued 162 executive orders and signed hundreds of memoranda, proclamations, and notices. While Trump already rescinded nearly 80 Biden-era orders in January, his new declaration suggests a broader cancellation effort. Policies that could now be subject to invalidation include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n