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'Welcome to Autocracy': Trump Declaring Biden's Pardons 'Void' Debunked and Denounced

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41% : " Trump followed his "null and void" claim board Air Force One with an early morning rant, writing at 12:35 AM Monday: "The 'Pardons' that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen.
36% : Trump, apparently using information from the Heritage Foundation, alleged that the pardons were signed via an automated system called an "autopen," and threatened the January 6 Committee members, saying they are now "subject to investigation at the highest level," and accusing them of being behind the signing of the pardons by a mechanical device.
23% : Donald Trump is not a king.
22% : " READ MORE: 'Sounds Like Putin': Trump Blasted for Declaring Top News Organizations 'Illegal' Trump appeared prepared to pursue "voiding" the pardons, telling reporters on Air Force One it's not his decision to make, but rather, it is up to the legal system.
21% : "Trump CANNOT legally reverse Biden's pardons.
21% : That is the truth after reading this AM Trump has openly violated federal court orders and declared all pardons Pres Biden issued to those involved in Jan 6 investigation are now 'void.'
18% : "I don't think Biden knew anything about it," Trump repeated, before launching into a series of debunked conspiracy theories.
17% : But I would say that they're null and void, because I'm sure Biden didn't have any idea that it was taking place," President Trump alleged.
16% : " Legal experts and political observers alike are strongly denouncing Trump's allegations.
8% : Trump also claimed that the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack "deleted and destroyed all of the information that took them over a year to get," a claim popular among MAGA conspiracy theorists -- including President Trump -- but long ago found to be false.

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