Results: Trump's Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden
Published on 06/11/2025
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - A senior official in Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's Justice Department told staff on Monday that he has been directed to investigate clemency granted by Democrat Joe Biden in the waning days of his presidency to members of his family and death row inmates.
Ed Martin, the Justice Department's pardon attorney, wrote in an email seen by Reuters that the investigation involves whether Biden "was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of AutoPen or other means." An autopen is a device used to automatically affix a signature to a document. Trump and his supporters have made a variety of unfounded claims that Biden's use of the device while president invalidated his actions or suggested that he was not fully aware of these actions. It is not known whether Biden used autopen on pardons.
The email stated that Martin's investigation is focused on preemptive pardons Biden issued to several members of his family and clemency that spared 37 federal inmates from the death penalty, converting their sentences to life in prison. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-justice-department-examining-pardons-issued-by-biden-2025-06-02/

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Do you find it funny, that Trump is investigating Biden, after Trump pardoned only criminals?

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So do you think the Democrats should make a investigation into Trump pardoning criminals for a payout? https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-donald-trump-pardons-second-term-2077874

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Do you agree that it is because the supreme court gave Trump get out of jail free card? https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-pardon-spree-supreme-court-rcna209770

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I use to trust the supreme court, not anymore. Do you still support them? Yes
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