Trump Claims Biden's Pardons For Jan. 6 Committee Are 'Null' Due To Use Of Autopen - The Union Journal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The committee comprised Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who was then serving in the House; former Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Elaine Luria, D-Va., and Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.; as well as current Reps. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci also received preemptive pardons from Biden.
50% : Biden was notably active in granting pardons during his last days in office, setting a new record for presidential clemency by commuting nearly 2,500 sentences, including over 2,000 for individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
41% : He explained that the action aimed to protect public figures who had critically examined Trump during his presidency from facing retaliatory measures under the new administration.
32% : Trump, in turn, also issued pardons to around 1,500 individuals charged in the January 6 Capitol riot and commuted the sentences of 14 of his supporters, inclusive of members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy.
27% : It was also uncertain whether Trump intended to act immediately or initiate an investigation against the committee members.
27% : Trump has contended that the committee members are guilty of unspecified "major crimes," a claim he emphasized in all capital letters in a text message to NBC News following Biden's pardons in January.
26% : "The 'Pardons' that Sleepy Joe Biden issued to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, among others, are hereby deemed VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because they were carried out via Autopen," Trump stated on his Truth Social platform.
19% : A pardon must be fully communicated to the receiver, and the president is unable to pardon acts related to impeachment -- yet it remains unclear what legal strategy Trump plans to follow in reversing Biden's decisions.
18% : Trump further asserted that Biden was unaware of the pardons and did not approve them, implying that all committee members would consequently be "subject to investigation at the highest level.

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