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Legal Analysts React to Trump's Plan to Terminate Biden Executive Orders

Legal Analysts React to Trump's Plan to Terminate Biden Executive Orders

Summary

President Donald Trump announced plans to cancel all executive orders signed by Joe Biden, claiming they used an autopen. Legal experts challenged Trump's claims, stating that autopen signatures are valid. The White House had not commented at the time of the article.

Key Facts

  • President Trump plans to cancel executive orders signed by Joe Biden, alleging illegal use of an autopen.
  • Trump claims that about 92% of Biden's executive actions involved an autopen.
  • Legal experts say autopen signatures are valid and the signing method doesn't affect legality.
  • Biden signed 162 executive orders during his presidency.
  • The Department of Justice has stated that presidents do not have to personally sign documents for them to be valid.
  • Trump acknowledges having used an autopen for unimportant documents during his previous term.
  • The White House has not responded to Trump's new plan as of the article's publication.

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