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Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline”

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  1. WHDH Boston

    Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline”

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Trump orders investigation of Biden's use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    President Donald Trump ordered an investigation on former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents on Wednesday.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Trump orders investigation of Biden while House Republicans pursue their own inquiry (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    President Trump has ordered his administration to investigate former President Biden’s use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents.

  4. WHAS Louisville

    Trump orders investigation into Biden's actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Meanwhile, House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky requested transcribed interviews with five Biden aides, alleging they had participated in a "cover-up."

  5. Al Jazeera

    Trump orders investigation of Biden’s actions as president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The president says Biden’s aides hid his alleged mental health decline and unlawfully used an autopen.

  6. Salon

    "Ridiculous and false": Biden pushes back against autopen investigation (opens Salon)

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    Former President Biden called President Trump's investigation into his alleged use of an autopen "ridiculous."

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump orders investigation of Biden while House Republicans request interviews for their own probe (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents.

  8. The Daily Caller

    ‘Ridiculous And False’: Biden Responds To Trump Admin’s Autopen Investigation (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former President Joe Biden has come out swinging in defense of his use of the autopen, insisting he maintained full control of the WH throughout his term.

  9. NBC News

    Trump orders an investigation into Biden and his alleged use of the autopen (opens NBC News)

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    President Trump directed an investigation into Joe Biden and officials in the former president's administration, accusing aides of using “autopen” signatures to cover his "cognitive decline," assert presidential power.

  10. Digital Journal

    Trump orders inquiry into 'conspiracy' to hide Biden's health decline (opens Digital Journal)

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    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into what Republicans claim was a "conspiracy" to cover up Joe Biden's declining cognitive

  11. NBC4 Washington

    Trump orders investigation of Biden’s use of autopen, claiming White House cover-up (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents.

  12. Breitbart News

    Nolte: Trump Orders Probe Into Biden Staff's Abuse of Autopen (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Trump has ordered a proble looking into the abuse of exective authority under a cognitively-impaired Joe Biden | Politics

  13. Forbes

    Trump Orders Investigation Into Biden’s Use Of Autopen—What To Know (opens Forbes)

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    Since taking office, Trump has repeatedly suggested without evidence that Biden’s aides used an autopen to put his signature on presidential orders without his knowledge.

  14. KVIA El Paso

    Trump orders investigation of Biden actions and autopen use, citing former president’s ‘cognitive decline’ (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Originally Published: 04 JUN 25 20:10 ET Updated: 04 JUN 25 22:39 ET By Samantha Waldenberg, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s actions and autopen use in a Wednesday memorandum that cites his predecessor’s “c…

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    What Trump ordering an investigation into Biden’s actions might mean legally and politically (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into pardons and other executive actions issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden — launching an extraordinary effort to show that the Democrat hid his cognitive decline and was otherwise too mentally impaired to do the job.

  16. CBS News

    Trump orders investigation into Biden aides for alleged health (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump is ordering an investigation into whether former President Joe Biden used an autopen to sign key documents like pardons.

  17. The New Republic

    Biden Slams Trump’s “Ridiculous” Revenge Probe Targeting Him (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump has opened a petty investigation into Joe Biden over the autopen.

  18. The Daily Caller

    Trump Orders Probe Into Biden’s Presidential Actions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Wednesday evening directing a probe into “who ran” the U.S. during former President Joe Biden’s time in office.

  19. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump orders investigation into alleged cover-up of Biden’s decline (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    President Donald Trump’s executive order does not specify the parameters or legal justification for investigating President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities.

  20. The Daily Signal

    Trump Orders Investigation into Biden's Alleged Use of Autopen (opens The Daily Signal)

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    President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into the alleged use of autopen to sign pardons under the Biden administration.

  21. Talking Points Memo

    In Historic First, Trump Orders Investigation Of Biden White House (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    President Trump has unleashed his White House counsel and attorney general to conduct a wide-ranging investigation of the Biden White House staff.

  22. New York Post

    Trump orders investigation into ‘increasingly apparent’ cover up of Biden’s mental decline and aides use of autopen (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump directed his administration on Wednesday to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s aides “conspired to deceive the public” about his mental decline and used an autopen to sign documents without his knowledge.

  23. The Hill

    Trump orders probe of Biden mental state, executive actions in office (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into actions taken by then-President Biden, citing questions about Biden‘s cognitive state toward the end of his term.

  24. Fox News

    Trump orders Attorney General to investigate Biden's autopen use amid cognitive decline concerns (opens Fox News)

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    Trump's memo alleges Biden's staff used autopen to sign over 1,200 presidential documents during mental decline, calling it one of the most dangerous scandals in American history.

  25. BNO News

    Trump orders probe into Biden’s use of autopen during presidency (opens BNO News)

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    President Donald Trump has directed the White House Counsel and the Attorney General to investigate whether former President Joe Biden’s aides unconstitutionally exercised presidential authority by using an autopen to sign official documents on his behalf while in office.

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