President Donald Trump wasted no time drawing a line in the sand against what he sees as the remnants of an administration run amok. On Friday, he fired off a blistering declaration on Truth Social, vowing to wipe out every executive order, pardon, and policy document from Joe Biden’s term that bears the mark of an autopen—a mechanical signature gadget that’s been a White House staple for decades but now stands accused of enabling a shadow government.
Trump said, “Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect.” He went further, slamming the “Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office” for stripping the presidency from its occupant and handing the reins to unelected staffers.
It’s a charge that echoes long-simmering suspicions: Was Biden truly in the driver’s seat, or were aides pulling strings behind a fog of confusion?
The autopen itself isn’t new—for decades presidents have used versions of it to handle the avalanche of paperwork that comes with the job. A 2005 memo from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel under George W. Bush greenlit the device for signing bills, arguing it lets the president focus on decisions while subordinates handle the ink. Even Trump has admitted to deploying it for “very unimportant papers,” like fan letters. But here’s the rub: Trump insists Biden’s crew cranked it up to eleven without his say-so, turning routine efficiency into outright usurpation. “The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States,” he wrote.
This isn’t just bluster from the Oval Office. Back in October, the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, wrapped up its probe into Biden’s alleged mental slide and autopen habits. Their report painted a damning picture: No solid records of Biden greenlighting the machine’s use, witnesses dodging questions by pleading the Fifth, and a White House inner circle that couldn’t even say who flipped the switch.
Comer demanded Attorney General Pam Bondi launch a full-scale DOJ inquiry, declaring all such actions “void” absent proof of Biden’s direct involvement. Democrats fired back with their own report, claiming the GOP came up empty-handed, but the timing feels too neat—right as Trump’s team settles in and starts reversing course on border policies, green energy mandates, and those preemptive pardons for January 6 participants that Biden rushed through in his final days.
Speaking of pardons, that’s where things get thorny. Trump specifically targeted Biden’s last-minute clemency for the J6 committee members, calling them “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT” because of the autopen. Legal eagles from PolitiFact to Snopes have piled on, insisting the Constitution demands no wet-ink ritual for forgiveness—it’s the intent that counts, and courts have backed autopen pardons time and again. One expert, Harry Melkonian, flat-out said Trump lacks the unilateral power to trash them; that’d take a Supreme Court smackdown.
Yet Trump’s not backing off. He doubled down with a perjury warning: “Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury.” If Biden or his handlers pipe up in sworn testimony, expect subpoenas flying faster than confetti at a swamp drain.
As for the practical fallout? Trump’s eyeing a mass deportation wave, targeting “millions of Biden illegal admissions” rubber-stamped by the machine. That’s on top of scrapping executive orders that funneled billions into climate schemes and open-border incentives—moves that always smelled like they were drafted in some Beltway backroom, not the Oval. One small mercy: The Social Security Fairness Act, which Biden reportedly inked by hand, dodged the axe.
X is buzzing with reactions, from MAGA cheers—”LOVE IT!!!”—to wary shrugs about the legal chess game ahead. Trump even tossed in a jab at Biden’s Thanksgiving turkey pardons last year, deeming them “totally invalid” for the same reason. Dark humor? Sure. But it lands when you consider the stakes: Who really held the pen—and the power—during those four years?
This saga’s far from over. With Bondi’s DOJ gearing up and courts likely to weigh in, Trump’s autopen audit could expose more than faded signatures. It might finally lay bare how far the deep state stretched to cling to control, leaving everyday Americans to foot the bill. One thing’s clear: The cleanup’s just getting started, and no machine’s saving the old guard now.
