June 11, 2025investigationexecutive powergovernment accountabilityadministrative lawpolitical accountabilityexecutive powertransparency
Press secretary dodges questions about Trump's auto-pen investigation order
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to answer questions about President Trump's reported order to investigate the use of auto-pen signature devices during the Biden administration, following claims that some executive orders may have been signed without Biden's personal knowledge. Reporters pressed Leavitt on whether the investigation was being conducted by DOJ or a special counsel and what legal standard would determine whether auto-pen signatures constituted invalid executive actions.