Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president and use of autopen

Trump has continued to criticize his predecessor for a host of challenges facing the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump directed his White House counsel on Wednesday to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s aides covered up alleged mental decline and unlawfully used an autopen on Biden’s behalf to sign policy documents.

Biden, who is fighting cancer, said he was responsible for the decisions made during his administration and suggested Trump’s move was designed to distract Americans from a bill in Congress that would extend tax cuts for the wealthy.

Republican Trump has long asserted that Biden, a Democrat who defeated him in the 2020 presidential election, was mentally incompetent and has

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