President Trump says executive actions he alleges were signed by autopen without Joe Biden's direct authorization are invalid.
If that argument were ultimately upheld, it wouldn't just raise questions about executive orders.
It could also spark scrutiny of presidential pardons, appointments, and other official acts issued during the Biden administration.
Critics have already begun asking whether high-profile pardons—including those involving figures such as Anthony Fauci—could face legal challenges if questions over presidential authorization were ever substantiated.
For now, those questions remain unresolved and would ultimately be decided by the courts.
But one thing is certain:
The autopen controversy isn't going away anytime soon.
