Trump orders a probe into the Biden administration and its alleged autopen use

Rachel Treisman

June 05, 2025 / 10:00 am

President Trump has ordered an investigation into whether President Joe Biden used an autopen to sign documents in office, a routine presidential practice that Trump alleges was part of a conspiracy by Biden aides to cover up his cognitive decline.

On Wednesday, Trump signed a presidential memorandum tasking White House Counsel David Warrington, in consultation with Attorney General Pam Bondi, with investigating "whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden's mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President."

In a statement shared with NPR, Biden stressed that he made the decisions about

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