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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'I won 2020 election by millions of votes': Donald Trump slams Biden's ‘autopen pardons', calls Jan 6 probe a 'corrupt and vicious witch hunt'
In yet another fiery post, US President reignited his long-standing claims that the was rigged. Trump doubled down on a claim he's made before: that the use of an autopen to issue pardons was illegal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Taking to his account on Saturday, Trump launched a scathing attack on President , former President Barack Obama, the congressional committee that investigated the January 6 Capitol riot, and what he called the 'Radical Left Democrats.' The centrepiece of his rant was a dramatic allegation that pardons issued to members of the committee were invalid because Biden allegedly did not sign them himself, instead using an autopen. 'Whoever had control of the 'AUTOPEN' is looking to be a bigger and bigger scandal by the moment,' Trump wrote. 'It is a major part of the real crime, THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020 WAS RIGGED AND STOLEN!' An autopen is a mechanical device that replicates a person's signature using a robotic arm with a pen. Although it remains unclear whether Biden actually used an autopen to issue any pardons, Trump insisted that doing so rendered them illegal. US presidents, including Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, and even Thomas Jefferson are known to have used autopens during their time in office. The device is often used for routine or ceremonial documents when the president is unavailable. However, Trump is now claiming that the pardons granted to the so-called 'Unselect Committee of Political Thugs' are 'VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT' because of the supposed use of the autopen. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'The 'Pardons' that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of , and many others, are hereby declared VOID... because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,' Trump posted in March, resurfacing the same claim on Saturday. He went on to accuse those pardoned unnamed but presumed to be members or affiliates of the Jan. 6 committee, of deleting and destroying evidence from what he called a 'corrupt and vicious witch hunt' against him. 'Millions and millions of people knew that... the waged a campaign of inoculation and innocence like none that had ever been waged before,' he said. Trump tied the controversy back to his long-standing grievance over the 2020 election result and continued to claim that Republicans won, writing, 'THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED! I (MAGA!) WON THE ELECTION BY MILLIONS OF VOTES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT.' In his concluding remarks, Trump said: 'GOD BLESS AMERICA, FOR THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN!!!' There has been no official confirmation from the White House about the use of an autopen for pardons related to the January 6 probe.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: ‘Bring it'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Monday welcomed a legal battle with President Trump over the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — hours after Trump claimed to nullify the preemptive pardons that former President Biden issued before leaving office. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday afternoon, Kinzinger dared Trump to bring charges against the committee members, who he said would 'crush' the president in court. 'Look, Jake. It's like, bring it on,' Kinzinger said. 'Like, honestly. So, we had an election. I fought against Donald Trump. I wanted [former Vice President] Kamala Harris to win. Jan. 6 was a big thing, but America made a different choice. Fine. I'm ready to move on,' Kinzinger said. 'We made it very clear what happened on Jan. 6. America made a decision. And there is one person that's obsessed about the 6th because he still has been basically deemed guilty in the court of public opinion, and that's Donald Trump. And he can't handle it. He obsesses about it,' Kinzinger added. Trump has long targeted members of the committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol, the events leading up to it, and broader efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The committee — which included two Republicans — concluded that Trump was singularly responsible for the riot. In December, after winning the 2024 election, Trump threatened to imprison the members of the select panel, prompting Biden to pardon them preemptively on his very last day in office. Early Monday, Trump suggested those pardons were invalid because Biden used an autopen to sign them, which he said could open the way for criminal investigations into members of the Jan. 6 committee. 'Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level,' Trump added. Kinzinger said he's confident he would defeat the president in court. 'My reaction to him is like, you know what? Then bring it. Like, stop talking about it. Stop being all verbose. Stop pretending like you're tough. Bring the charges, then, if you really want to do it because we will crush you in court,' he said. 'And it'll make me three times more effective against you.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
18-03-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Kinzinger dares Trump to charge him for Jan. 6 panel role: ‘Bring it'
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Monday welcomed a legal battle with President Trump over the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — hours after Trump claimed to nullify the preemptive pardons that former President Biden issued before leaving office. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday afternoon, Kinzinger dared Trump to bring charges agaisnt the committee members, who he said would 'crush' the president in court. 'Look, Jake. It's like, bring it on,' Kinzinger said. 'Like, honestly. So, we had an election. I fought against Donald Trump. I wanted [former Vice President] Kamala Harris to win. January 6th was a big thing, but America made a different choice. Fine. I'm ready to move on,' Kinzinger said. 'We made it very clear what happened on January 6th. America made a decision. And there is one person that's obsessed about the 6th because he still has been basically deemed guilty in the court of public opinion, and that's Donald Trump. And he can't handle it. He obsesses about it,' Kinzinger added. Trump has long targeted members of the committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol, the events leading up to it , and broader efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The committee — which included two Republicans — concluded that Trump was singularly responsible for the riot. In December, after winning the 2024 election, Trump threatened to imprison the members of the select panel, prompting Biden to pardon them preemptively on his very last day in office. Early Monday, Trump suggested those pardons were invalid because Biden used an autopen to sign them, which he said could open the way for criminal investigations into members of the Jan. 6 committee. 'Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level,' Trump added. Kinzinge said he's confident he would defeat the president in court. 'My reaction to him is like, you know what? Then bring it. Like, stop talking about it. Stop being all verbose. Stop pretending like you're tough. Bring the charges, then, if you really want to do it because we will crush you in court,' he said. 'And it'll make me three times more effective against you.'
