Presidential circus

President Trump has declared, without a legal basis most suggest, that the Presidential pardons issued by retired President Biden are invalid as they were signed by a robotic pen. These pens have previously been used by numerous Presidents without challenge.

A Google search tells me that under ‘The Electronic Transactions Act 1999’ (ETA), electronic signatures are valid in the US and I am sure that most countries permit them as I know Australia does.

I have signed legal documents with ink pens in the past but now many documents are signed electronically or with a scanned copy of my signature and they have never been challenged. I have even tried using the big black marker pen that President Trump uses but it’s very hard to clean off my computer screen later.

It’s either a feeble attempt to ensure the opportunity of attacking numerous people who spoke against him, or it’s just another distraction from the Presidential circus and its ringmaster’s actions.

Dennis Fitzgerald,

Melbourne, Australia