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The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”

The replacements came after online commenters seized on striking similarities in the president’s signature across a series of pardons dated Nov. 7, including those granted to former New York Mets player Darryl Strawberry, former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and former New York police sergeant Michael McMahon.

In fact, the signatures on several pardons initially uploaded to the Justice Department’s website were identical, two forensic document experts confirmed to The Associated Press.

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 261 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Pretty sure this is worse than the autopen thing they tried to turn into a scandal.

[–] hessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.de 66 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Every single single accusation, regardless how outlandish it may seem, is an admission. At this point I would not be surprised if they had pedo space lasers igniting Californian forests.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Claims of election fraud to numb tolerance public to hearing about that.

Pedophile pizza places was Epstein Island.

Claims of Dems taking away guns, bot Trump is working on that.

Claiming woke stuff silences people so their taking over national media seems normal.

Autopen was to desensitize to staff pardoning people using Trump's name.

There's tons more, but yeah if they accuse Dems of doing something then it is something the fascists are planning to do.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago

It's amazing that it still keeps working.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean, we've already accepted the idea that he's handing out pardons to people who commit crimes on his behalf and outright selling pardons to others without much fuss. At that point who cares how he's signing the documents?

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 83 points 5 days ago (2 children)

He's literally admitted he has no clue who Changpeng Zhao, someone he pardoned, even is. If you can't name the pardoned crime nor the person, is he of sound mind to be entrusted with that power?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 43 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It does make you wonder whether Trump even signs these orders, or whether Stephen Miller just prints Trump's signature on them in his crypt of Nazi evil.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago

In any sane time, that admission alone would spark multiple Congressional inquiries, and maybe even an impeachment trial. But now, we just add it to the pile of impeachable things that this Congress lets slide because their guy is doing it.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Honestly I don't see why either would matter. If someone made him an e-signature/stamp and he said yeah I want this this and that, I couldn't care less if assistants put the e-signature in for them. Now if someone used it without consent it would be illegal.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The whole autopen was accusing Biden of not knowing who he was pardoning because of the use of autopen.

This is clearly people being pardoned with no indication of Trump being aware of it happening and Trump has already admitted to pardoning people without knowing who they are.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Someone needs to ask him if his administration is doing things without his knowledge or direction.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

He quite literally said that he had no idea who the Binance guy that he pardoned is.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It matters because he's tried to overturn pardons from Biden for the exact same thing. It's more of the "every accusation is a confession" and makes people suspect he doesn't know what is going on

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

Yeah to me I don't think the process really should matter that much, dude signs, has a designated signer pushes a button, what really matters is he knew what was going on and gave some form of confirmation.

To me, hypothetically president X, asks an intern to forge his signature, but says "he just authorized X", that should be more legit than if a paper goes in front of president Y, he signs it without reading it, he's asked about it 30 minutes later and has no clue what it is.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 107 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This asshole replaced Joe biden’s presidential portrait in the whitehouse with a picture of an auto pen and now someone has been just copying and pasting his signature?

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 108 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Every 👏 accusation 👏 is 👏 a 👏 confession 👏

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] fonix232@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

Grandstand
Obstruct the evidence
Protect the paedos

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Such sparkles!

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure I know the song (can't listen atm) but never seen the video

Was not expecting this:

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[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

"Cha Cha bitch!"

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Every 👏 accusation 👏 is 👏 a 👏 confession 👏

Yeahhhh if you dont specify that this logical statement only applies to the right then the outcome would logically mean the left was the worse party because while the right is accusing shit like auto-pen and Obama's suit scandle the left is accusing shit like... well let's just say the list is longer and more felonious (unrelated bitch: fuckin merriam-webster.com and their use of italics for every used of the defining word so you have to open the search result's link to copypasta the word you dont know how to spell).

[–] KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Joe biden’s presidential portrait in the whitehouse with a picture of an auto pen

Somehow I missed that story. What the fuck.....

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago

The White House is filled with grade school level bullies, and what's worse is that they think they're funny.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I'm cool with it, as long as the next President makes trump's photos his mugshot, and signed naked woman letter to Epstein.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 50 points 5 days ago

The "Biden Autopen Scandal" is something you'll hear about at least weekly in conservative media. Especially when Epstein comes up again.

It's always projection.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm back to point out presidential pardons are an absolutely WILD power to give to your head of state.

I've yet to hear a solid defence of having it in the first place. It's a power just waiting to be abused.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like the idea of pardon, just not coming from one dude. We should have pardon committees at state and national level instead.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

This already seems to be a thing in other countries, just saying. Most common law countries (it seems from cursory reading) have mechanisms to refer convictions to an appellate court system.

I am not a lawyer and don't really know how things work in practice in any country.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Every accusation is a confession.

[–] Dragomus@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

This adage is still valid, counts everytime

[–] Plurrbear@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wow! This administration is a FUCKING JOKE!

Can’t even comprehend the numerous suits coming because they copy and pasted his damn signature! That’s not the same! GET YOUR MIND RIGHT!!!!

At least Biden KNEW what he was signing but this piss diaper filled POS CANNOT even do that! Straight up EMBARRASSING!!!

Give this dumbass some Depends and get him the fuck out of government! He’s already proven he’s a trash ass, “business person” and gave into tariffs as he’s so dumb he didn’t even know what that meant, so fuck him!!!

American people are suffering while he threw a “Great Gatsby” party and how dumb is he because homie damn died in that book, fucking damn idiot clearly has never read a book!!!!

Everyone who voted for him this is your fault and everyone who didn’t go to vote, it’s your fault as well!!!!

So next election including midterms, get off your ass and vote or shut the fuck up!!! No one who doesn’t vote has NO FUCKING VOICE! Get off your lazy ass and vote!

I am so sick of people complaining but never got off their couch to vote so FUCK THEM! It’s your fault and STFU!

He legit caused a coup which failed but still killed people and then now pardoned them to pretend that they didn’t do anything wrong!

WOW!!!

[–] etherphon@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Darryl Strawberry now there's a name I haven't heard in a while lol, JFC. Seems pretty clear he or someone is selling pardons.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Maybe not, this one could have been a freebie. Trump is from Queens and his mind is permanently stuck in the 80's. Darryl was a star for the Mets in the 80s and probably one of the few baseball players his dementia addled brain can remember.

[–] etherphon@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That had crossed my mind as well hahaha.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Honestly, if Trump was gonna give anyone a pardon from the 86 Mets, my money would have been on Lenny Dykstra. Not because he deserves one, but his transgressions (fraud, money laundering, indecent exposure, racist taunts) are all things Trump thinks are not real crimes.

In fact, before writing this I had to go and check and make sure he was not only still alive, but also not still in jail. I guess he had a stroke last year, though, which still makes me sad, even though he turned out to be not the nicest person. I remember that walk-off HR in the 86 World Series like it was yesterday.

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

Perhaps he used the auto signer? So these pardons should be cancelled? 🙃

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 days ago

B b b b but Biden's autopen!

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

This is my shocked face.