Trump repeats old claim about autopen signatures in vague new threat

President Donald Trump repeated his claim on Tuesday that any documents bearing a signature from an autopen used during the Biden administration are "null and void" in a social media post that also included a vague new threat against his political foes.

Trump first made the claim before Thanksgiving that "radical left lunatics" took Biden's autopen away from him and illegally signed pardons and other legal documents. His new post on Tuesday also appeared to reference a group of people he could target for retribution.

"Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized 'AUTOPEN,' within the Administration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., are hereby null, void, and of no further force or effect," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump has pressured administration officials to investigate other foes, such as former FBI Director James Comey, who launched an investigation into Trump's ties to Russia, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump for fraud.

During his final days in office, Biden pardoned several of his family members and close allies. Some of whom included his son, Hunter Biden, who Republicans had investigated for alleged ties to foreign governments.

Biden also pardoned people who prosecuted Trump for his actions following the 2020 election, such as the members of Congress who served on the January 6th investigative committee.

Trump seemed to have these foes in mind in his Truth Social post on Tuesday.

"Anyone receiving 'Pardons,' 'Commutations,' or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect," the post added.