Summary
The Justice Department quietly replaced online copies of pardons initially showing identical signatures of President Trump. The identical signatures were confirmed by experts, but the department attributed the issue to a technical error and corrected it.
Key Facts
- Identical signatures of President Trump appeared on several pardons dated November 7.
- Forensic experts confirmed these signatures were the same.
- The Justice Department stated the duplicate signatures were due to a technical error.
- The agency corrected the signatures on the documents within hours.
- The incident did not affect the validity of the pardons.
- President Trump was previously critical of the use of an autopen, a device for signing documents electronically.
