Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the pardons granted by Joe Biden to family members and death row inmates which were signed by “autopen” in the final hours of his presidency.
On Monday, a senior official in the justice department told staff that he was investigating pardons granted by the former president, and whether Mr Biden was “competent” at the time.
In an email to staff, obtained by Reuters, Ed Martin, a controversial Trump loyalist, said his investigation would look at whether Mr Biden “was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of autopen or other means”.
