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Justice Department Replaces Identical Trump Signatures on Pardons, Citing Technical Error

The Justice Department said a technical error caused multiple uploads of one signed pardon signature, and confirmed seven pardons were personally signed by Trump.

  • The Justice Department initially posted several pardons online that contained identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature.
  • After the issue was noticed publicly, the DOJ quietly replaced the documents with updated versions.
  • Forensic document experts confirmed that the originally posted signatures were identical across multiple pardons dated Nov. 7.
  • Critics pointed out the similarity while noting Trump had previously attacked President Biden for using an autopen to sign documents.
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Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons

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The U.S. Department of Justice posted online pardons that have identical versions of President Donald Trump's signature, but changed them discreetly this week after what the agency called a "technical error."

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Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons

President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.

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The US Department of Justice found itself at the center of a scandal after nearly identical signatures were discovered in public documents regarding Donald Trump's pardons, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the Associated Press. Donald Trump had harshly criticized his predecessor, Joe Biden, for using auto-signatures (autopen), calling such signatures "invalid" due to the high risk of abuse. Now, the US Department of Justice has found itself at the c…

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