It was reported that just after 0:00 on the 17th (Washington time), a post on a social platform stated that the pardon orders of a former president were invalid because they were signed with an automatic signature pen, though no evidence was provided in the post.
The post claimed that the pardon orders were "hereby declared null, void, and of no further effect because they were done by an automatic (signature) pen. In other words, the former president did not sign these documents, and more importantly, he knew nothing about them! The necessary pardon documents were neither explained to him nor approved by him. He knew nothing about them, and those who did might have committed a crime."
Before these remarks were made, a similar argument was also put forward by an organization.
The former president announced on December 20 last year that he would "preemptively" pardon several individuals to prevent retaliation in case a previous administration returned to power. Additionally, just before leaving office, the former president also "preemptively" pardoned several of his relatives. This pardon order covered five people. On December 1, the former president also pardoned his son on the grounds of unfair treatment.
