Former President Donald Trump has moved to dismantle the work of his successor, Joe Biden, announcing Friday he is revoking all executive orders and documents issued during the Biden management. Trump alleges widespread use of an automatic signature device, or “auto pen,” rendered the documents illegitimate, a claim that raises meaningful legal questions regarding presidential authority and the validity of official actions[[1]]. The move, delivered via posts on Trump’s social media platform, sets the stage for a potential legal battle and considerable disruption to existing policies.
Published On 29/11/2025
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday, November 29, 2025, that he is revoking all executive orders and documents signed during the administration of his successor, Joe Biden, alleging that the vast majority were not personally signed by Biden and are therefore unlawful.
Trump stated in a series of posts on his social media platform, “Truth Social,” that approximately 92% of presidential documents during the Biden administration were “signed with an auto pen,” declaring those documents “void, of no force or effect.” The move raises questions about the future of Biden-era policies and the scope of presidential authority.
He further escalated his rhetoric, accusing his predecessor of not being involved in the signing process, and claimed, “Biden was not involved in the auto-pen signing of documents, and if he claims he was, he’s committing perjury.”
“I am now cancelling all executive orders, and anything else that was not signed directly by the fraudulent Joe Biden, because the people who used the auto pen did so illegally,” Trump wrote.
He added that the use of an auto pen is “not allowed unless specifically authorized by the President of the United States.”
Trump has frequently stoked anger over the alleged use of an auto pen by Biden to sign pardons, executive orders, and other documents, suggesting the 82-year-old former president was incapacitated and unfit for office.
Trump believes this allowed White House staff to run the White House and sign decisions on his behalf without his knowledge.
The announcement comes amid questions about its legality. According to U.S. media reports, the use of an auto pen is not unusual within the White House, serving as a tool to automatically replicate signatures.
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a legal opinion in 2005 stating that the President is not required to sign legislation by hand and can direct an official to place his signature using an auto pen.
The New York Times reported in 2011 that former President Barack Obama was the first to sign legislation using the technology while in Europe.
Conservative legal expert Ed Whelan commented on Trump’s announcement, stating the President “is free to revoke executive orders whether Biden signed them personally or not.”
However, he cautioned that Trump does not have the same freedom regarding “anything else,” such as laws passed by Congress or pardons Biden directed to be signed using the auto pen.
