Authored by Elizabeth Melton via the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).

A surveillance state is being erected around the American public at an alarming rate. In many urban and suburban settings, anyone traveling on public streets or sidewalks will have his image captured by the ubiquitous surveillance cameras. A leisurely stroll around the neighborhood, as well as any conversation along the way, might be recorded if the city uses surveillance-enabled street lights. Even our own front yards might not be safe from the prying eyes of the state if a neighbor has a “smart” doorbell that shares data with law enforcement.

Rural areas are not exempt from this intrusion. Automatic License Plate Reader cameras (ALPRs, often contracted under the brand name FLOCK), are being placed on rural highways and on county lines in an increasing number of areas. Audio and video surveillance now cover remote corners of the Amazon Basin. Satellite technology could ensure that, one day, no square foot of the planet is unobserved.

The power of the modern surveillance state is without historical precedent. The argument that “there is no expectation of privacy in public” no longer adequately addresses the huge quantities of data that surveillance apparatus captures, stores, and analyzes.

While civil rights and other niche groups are sounding the alarm about the dangers of Big Brother, critics are surprisingly underrepresented among popular news outlets. When the topic of citizen surveillance is covered at all, these stories are often portrayed as a benign solution to a dangerous problem with the dangers to civil liberties receiving a brief nod, if even mentioned.

So why does the average citizen not have greater concern over these intrusions upon their civil liberties, in some cases even championing it? One answer to that question might be that these systems are a Trojan Horse. While they are dressed up as a gift that will protect society from all that they fear, it is the gift itself that poses the greatest threat.

The use of fear to gain power is a tale as old as time, but our unprecedented access to information has not made us any less vulnerable to it. Each decade of the lives of the modern citizen has brought about its own moral panic with the accompanying “solution.” From the Satanic Panic to the War on Drugs, fear has driven consistent relinquishment of our individual rights over time.

The justification for the modern surveillance state began on Sept. 11, 2001. The fear inspired by those terrible events was the foundation for the unconstitutional provisions of The PATRIOT Act, the advent of real-time crime centers, and the birth of the TSA. Public fear of terrorism enabled the government to impose security measures that would never have been tolerated in the absence of a crisis.

With greater public acceptance of an increasingly Orwellian environment, expanding surveillance from the airport into the streets required only amplifying stories of gang warfare, a problem portrayed as solvable only with the rampant use of cameras. 

Divisive political rhetoric over illegal immigration has further fanned the flames as border walls are replaced by technological solutions.

As violations to privacy have become normalized, the powers-that-be are now promoting these technologies as an answer to non-violent crimes such as littering and traffic violations. Government programs also seek to use ALPRs to micromanage the behavior of travelers while also reaping revenue in the name of protecting the planet from climate change.

While fear of gangs or litterbugs or drunk drivers loom large in our collective imaginations, other legitimate fears are woefully underrepresented in the public discourse. A government wielding these technologies is a threat to the privacy, and indeed the lives, of citizens living under them. While the media ignores this threat—both unprecedented and with many global, historical parallels—we deny this very real risk at our own peril.

Some of the same technologies being erected in American communities are already used to oppress Chinese citizens through social credit systems and ethnic cleansing. Journalists and political dissidents who expose the corruption of government authorities are denied access to basic necessities, decent housing, and travel. In more authoritarian countries such as Myanmar, opponents of the ruling regime have been tracked down and executed using facial recognition.

One might argue that these countries do not enjoy the constitutional protections afforded to Americans, but it is dangerous to place such extraordinary power in the hands of even limited governments. The track record of abuse and encroachment, such as civil asset forfeiture, provides evidence that the surveillance state in America could be abused and that abuse would be protected by courts. Even when real crimes are detected by AI, the “evidence” police rely on routinely turns out to be wrong.

Collecting large quantities of data without proper consent or constraint is another danger of widespread surveillance. The comings and goings of average Americans are data-based and analyzed with little to no regulation. This poses a threat not only from agents of the state but also from the corporations that hold the data. Individuals risk having their data compromised by security breaches without having made the informed decision to provide that data in the first place. If an individual is targeted, state actors can reconstruct months or years of his life in search of a crime with which to charge him.

It is time for an honest conversation about surveillance. Weighing some kinds of fear heavily has contributed to our loss of liberties, while other legitimate fears, like the consequences of allowing government intrusion into the private lives of every citizen, have been outright ignored.

Authored by Jeffrey H. Anderson via RealClearPolitics,

Many Americans of Generation X and older will recall the red, white, and blue American Freedom Train that was a centerpiece of America’s glorious Bicentennial celebration. But few know that the Freedom Train, pulled by a steam locomotive and filled with American historical artifacts, was the brainchild of none other than John Wayne. As we fast approach the 250th anniversary of American independence, it’s time to get Wayne’s American Freedom Train back on the tracks as part of the quarter-millennium celebration.

Ross Rowland, who spearheaded the American Freedom Train effort as a young man, recently told me how Wayne came to have the idea. Rowland had run away from home in the 1950s and fortuitously ended up working as a groundskeeper for Wayne. The Duke befriended Rowland and eventually convinced him to return home. Rowland, whose father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had all been railroad men, had success on Wall Street and then commemorated the centennial of the 1869 “golden spike” – the completion of the transcontinental railroad – by having a steam train travel from New York City to Salt Lake City.

Wayne joined Rowland for the final leg of that journey (and arranged to have “True Grit” premiere in Salt Lake City the night before). As they rode in an open-air train car, observing the large crowds as they passed, Rowland says Wayne told him something to the effect of, “You know, Ross, we’ve got America’s 200th birthday coming up. We should do this for that.” And they did. Rowland handled most of the planning and execution, Wayne got support from Bing Crosby and others in Hollywood, and President Nixon agreed to let the train carry artifacts usually housed at the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Archives.

The American Freedom Train was a tremendous success. During the bicentennial period, it traveled to all 48 contiguous states, stopped 138 times, and had an average of more than 50,000 visitors board at each stop. Riding along a moving walkway, visitors saw such artifacts as Paul Revere’s saddlebags, George Washington’s copy of the Constitution, the actual Louisiana Purchase document, Abraham Lincoln’s top hat, Babe Ruth’s bat, John F. Kennedy’s handwritten copy of his inaugural address, and enough more to fill 12 display cars. 

The American Freedom Train, perhaps more than anything else, tied the national and local bicentennial celebrations together. John Warner, who headed up the congressionally created American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, said the train was “the most visible” of the bicentennial offerings and was able to “sew together” various festivities. President Ford said it “brought the story of America to the people.”

During the recent period of peak wokeness, from around 2020 to 2024, it looked like the nation’s 250th anniversary risked becoming more of a condemnation than a celebration of American history. Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris largely ensured that the occasion will be a celebration. Yet there is a very real danger that this milestone anniversary – perhaps the best chance in 50 years to reset how Americans view our nation’s founding – might barely register with the public, making it a massive lost opportunity.

Planning for the quarter millennium is woefully far behind where planning was at this stage for the bicentennial. The official planning entity, created by Congress during the Obama administration, is useless and focused on DEI. President Trump wisely created Task Force 250 to fill this void, but it faces a severe shortage of time. 

Fortunately, the American Freedom Train could hit the tracks in the first half of 2026. Rob Gardner, president of the American Steam Railroad, told me the “sister engine” of a locomotive that pulled the train during the bicentennial is being restored and will be ready for action. All that’s really needed is for President Trump to authorize the use of federal artifacts at the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Archives, consistent with his recent executive order telling the Smithsonian to stop denigrating America and instead “remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage.” Everything else would quickly fall into place.

There’s still a chance to make the quarter millennium anniversary a spectacular and unifying event like the bicentennial was a half-century ago. Reprising the American Freedom Train is a big part of that. Let’s bring back John Wayne’s rolling tribute to America’s finest.

Jeffrey H. Anderson is president of the American Main Street Initiative. He served as director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics from 2017 to 2021.

Amid Trump's anti-Iran 'maximum pressure' and the current climate of the White House telling Tehran to negotiate a new nuclear deal or else bombs could fly, fresh statements from US Energy Secretary Chris Wright just added fuel to the fire.

Wright while on a trip to Abu Dhabi told Reuters that the United States is able to step up pressure on Iran and stop its oil exports altogether with force if need be, in order to get Tehran to the table on its nuclear program.

He described provocatively that the US "can follow the ships from Iran" as "we know where they go" and thus the Islamic Republic's export of oil can be fully stopped.

Crucially he added that in his view the market can "tolerate squeezing out" of Iran oil exports if this full-court press option is pursued.

This would necessarily involve US militarization of shipping lates and strategic oil chokepoints not only in the Middle East but in southeast Asia, while stepping up reconnaissance operations. 

The US has already long monitored and condemned Iran's 'shadow fleet' activity and efforts to disguise Iranian oil shipments. China has been the largest customer by far, especially since 2022 when Tehran in the face of expanding sanctions upped its exports with nearly 300 'dark fleet' tankers also going to places like Venezuela, and sanctions-decimated Syria (under Iran-ally Assad at the time).

*MARKET CAN `TOLERATE SQUEEZING OUT' OF IRAN OIL EXPORTS: WRIGHT

Looks like 3MM barrels about to drop out of the market https://t.co/eTNlnB5Gik

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 11, 2025

"The Iranian regime relies on its network of unscrupulous shippers and brokers like Brar and his companies to enable its oil sales and finance its destabilizing activities," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen said Thursday, in rolling out yet more counter-Iran actions to crackdown on its oil and petroleum products.

The new Treasury measures involve the following:

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has unveiled sanctions against a sophisticated maritime network responsible for smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum, targeting UAE-based shipping magnate Jugwinder Singh Brar and his fleet of nearly 30 vessels, many of which operate as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet.”

Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of State has simultaneously sanctioned a Chinese terminal operator, along with two additional vessels, that feeds product to a co-called “teapot” refinery.

Operating through UAE-based companies Prime Tankers LLC and Glory International FZ-LLC, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alleges Brar’s network employed an intricate web of smaller Handysize tankers for coastal operations, conducting high-risk ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in waters off Iraq, Iran, the UAE, and the Gulf of Oman.

Oil prices dropped slightly Friday upon China announcing its retaliation against the US by raising tariffs on US goods to 125%. The ongoing US-China trade and tariff tit-for-tat has dented demand for oil amid a climate of fear and uncertainty, pushing prices down.

Commenting further on Wright's Friday words, Reuters notes that he said "there will be a positive outlook for oil demand and supply in the next few years under President Donald Trump's policies, and the concern of markets about economic growth will be proven wrong."

Via VigiliantFox.com,

Dr. Mary Talley Bowden left Tucker Carlson visibly shaken after dropping a chilling COVID vaccine statistic that’s impacting millions of children right now.

Before her appearance on Carlson’s show, Dr. Bowden, a Texas-based ENT specialist, rose to prominence in the medical freedom movement by speaking out against vaccine mandates and advocating for early treatment options like ivermectin.

She gained national attention after she was suspended by Houston Methodist Hospital for challenging the prevailing COVID narrative.

Despite the backlash, Bowden has remained committed to the Hippocratic Oath, successfully treating an impressive total of over 6,000 COVID patients without a single death.

Before Tucker became visibly disturbed, Dr. Bowden pointed to data from the CDC’s VAERS system, explaining that over 38,000 deaths have been reported following the rollout of the so-called COVID-19 vaccines.

She said that under normal circumstances, such numbers would’ve prompted the FDA to pull the shots.

Instead, they pushed forward, adding the COVID vaccine to the routine childhood schedule, with the expectation that babies receive three doses by just nine months of age.

She added that the shots are still under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for children under 12—not fully FDA approved—and yet they remain on the official vaccine schedule.

Tucker was horrified when Dr. Bowden mentioned a disturbing fact: “According to the CDC, 9 million American children have gotten the latest version of these COVID shots,” she said.

Clearly caught off guard, Carlson asked, “Actually?”

“Yes,” Bowden confirmed.

“Still?” he pressed.

“Yes. Yes. 9 million [kids]—12% [of US children have been injected].”

Tucker, in disbelief, asked, “Wait, this is going on right now?”

“Yes,” Bowden replied.

“I think we voted against this,” Tucker said.

“Yeah,” Bowden confirmed.

“Correct?” Tucker stressed.

“I don’t know,” Dr. Bowden answered.

“You’re very diplomatic, but I’m just stunned to learn that that’s happening right now,” Tucker exclaimed.

“Could this be shut down?” he asked.

“It should have been shut down a long time ago,” Dr. Bowden answered. “And you know, what’s the—”

Tucker interrupted: “9 million babies have had COVID shots?”

“Yeah. Well, children. Minors,” Dr. Bowden clarified.

Tucker’s reaction at the end says it all:

Carlson was horrified when Dr. Bowden mentioned a disturbing fact: “According to the CDC, 9 million American children have gotten the latest version of these COVID shots,” she said.

Clearly caught off guard, Carlson asked, “Actually?”

“Yes,” Bowden confirmed.

“Still?” he… pic.twitter.com/ihkbx4zKeJ

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 3, 2025

The conversation took another dark turn when Carlson asked about the potential long-term consequences of these shots, to which Dr. Bowden pointed to a disturbing trend.

“I don’t see a ton of cancer in my practice,” she said, “but I do have friends at MD Anderson, and they said they’ve never seen anything like it. The young people coming in with very advanced tumors, I think that’s what we have to be worried about now.”

She explained that getting updated cancer data is difficult, but the anecdotal reports are piling up. “It’s hard to get up-to-date cancer numbers, but I’m hearing all sorts of things. There are probably people who have access to that data, but publicly, it’s hard [to get access].”

The conversation took another darker turn when Carlson asked about the potential long-term consequences of these shots. Dr. Bowden pointed to a disturbing trend.

“I don’t see a ton of cancer in my practice,” she said, “but I do have friends at MD Anderson, and they said they’ve… pic.twitter.com/muaMqzmwkS

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) April 3, 2025

This raises a profound question we must now consider as a society: What have we done?

In our rush to vaccinate every man, woman, and child, have we compromised the long-term health of a population that never needed these shots in the first place?

What data was ignored? If so, who made decisions to ignore that data, and will they ever answer for the consequences? It’s time for a serious conversation about accountability.

You can watch the full, eye-opening conversation below:

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China's drone taxi industry officially lifted off this week, as EHang Holdings and Hefei Hey Airlines became the first companies to receive certifications from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to launch autonomous flying drones for commercial taxi use. This development comes as China pulls ahead of the US drone industry—amid recent comments by Andreessen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen, who noted that the Biden-Harris administration's FAA slowed the US drone industry. It raises the question: Did the previous administration's FAA deliberately slow America's drone industry, allowing China to gain a strategic edge?

The South China Morning Post reported that China's low-altitude economy has officially lifted off. EHang and Hefei Hey are dominating the skies with eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) taxi drones that can reach altitudes of 10,000 feet and transport two passengers across town. 

"This marks the beginning of China's low-altitude human-carrying flight era, allowing the public to book flights for low-altitude tourism, urban sightseeing, and more in Guangzhou and Hefei," EHang stated on X, adding, "With this certification, EHang becomes the world's first eVTOL company to achieve the full suite of regulatory approvals, paving the way for large-scale commercialization of autonomous aerial mobility." 

🚀 EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL Operators Obtain Air Operator Certificates ✈️

EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL operators, EHang General Aviation and Heyi Aviation, have officially received China’s first-ever Air Operator Certificates (OC) for civil pilotless human-carrying aerial vehicles by the… pic.twitter.com/jqX74ETR8A

— EHang (@ehang) March 30, 2025

China-based journalist Li Zexin commented on the development: "China is at the forefront of the world's 4th Industrial Revolution." 

China has officially entered the era of "flying taxis".

2 Chinese companies have obtained the commercial operation certificate for autonomous passenger drones from CAAC.

China is at the forefront of the world's 4th Industrial Revolution. pic.twitter.com/POFiLTs3I1

— Li Zexin (@XH_Lee23) March 31, 2025

Meanwhile, Marc Andreessen told the host of Uncommon Knowledge, Peter Robinson (former Reagan speechwriter), earlier this year that:

We have a drone company that's been trying to compete with the Chinese company. Number one, the Biden FAA has been trying to kill us this entire time, trying to do all kinds of things to make sure that American drone companies can't succeed as part of their war on tech. It's literally just another in the long list of ways that they've been just trying to absolutely kill us.

🚨 NEW: Marc Andreessen on China's manufacturing dominance

"There's three industries that follow phones that the Chinese own the global market at:

1) Drones
Something over 90% of all the consumer drones are made in China. Which is what the US Military also uses. It's the whole… pic.twitter.com/e94C927MMU

— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) January 15, 2025

Why on Earth would the Biden administration weaponize the FAA to slow down America's drone industry? The answer might be found here.

The Senate has passed a largely performative rebuke of President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada, after four Republicans crossed the aisle for a 51-48 vote.

The resolution - which has practically no chance of making it through the House (and Trump would veto anyway), passed hours after Trump announced his so-called "Liberation Day" of worldwide tariffs, would end Trump's emergency declaration on fentanyl trafficking used to justify tariffs on Canada, though both Canada and Mexico are exempt from Trump's 10% baseline rate, while products subject to CUSMA/USCMA are exempt.

"Tariffs on imports from Canada are still set to rise on Thursday. Auto tariffs announced last week will still push the average U.S. tariff rate on imports from Canada to about 3.5% from 2.5% by our count," said RBC's Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan.

"That increase will still matter, but looks small now compared to dramatically higher tariffs set to be imposed on other countries."

The four Republicans who joined all Senate Democrats were; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Following the vote, former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said, "As I have always warned, tariffs are bad policy, and trade wars with our partners hurt working people most."

Trump has argued that Canada isn't doing enough to stop the flow of illegal drugs from entering the USA. In 2024, CBP seized 43 lbs. of fentanyl in its northern border sector vs. 21,000 at the southern US border. Since January, authorities have seized less than 1.5 lbs in the north, according to federal data cited by AP.

"This is not about fentanyl. It’s about tariffs. It’s about a national sales tax on American families," said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who initiated the resolution.

Democrats argued that Trump is using the tariffs to pay for proposed tax cuts that would benefit the wealthy, but will also make it more expensive to build homes, buy cars and pay for imported grocery products. Kaine pointed to aluminum imported from Canada that is used by businesses ranging from pie makers to shipbuilders. -AP

"Today, Donald Trump takes a sledgehammer to the American economy and even to the American dream," said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who of course also had something to say, adding "Once the American people say, ‘I don’t want to embrace somebody, I don’t want to vote for somebody, I don’t want to support somebody who embraces Trump’s policies,’ things are going to change."

During Wednesday's presser, Trump singled out Canada as a chief beneficiary of "unfair" trading practices with the US despite not adding any new tariffs as part of the Lutnick plan.

"Why are we doing this? I mean, at what point do we say, ‘You’ve got to work for yourselves and you’ve got to’? This is why we have the big deficits," said Trump.

Standing up for Trump were several Senate Republicans - who insisted that Canada's punishment was more about fentanyl than the impacts of tariffs.

"There are unique threats to the United States at our northern border," said Majority Whip Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) said during a floor speech, adding that former President Joe Biden had "also thrown open the northern border. The criminal cartels noticed and they took advantage."

"President Trump is taking the bold, decisive, swift action that is necessary to secure that border as well," he continued.

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Mark Zuckerberg is back in the hot seat, this time facing explosive allegations that Meta deliberately swiped millions of books from notorious digital pirate sites LibGen and Anna's Archive to train its cutting-edge AI model, Llama 3.

According to recently filed court documents, Meta executives were allegedly openly discussing their desperate need for high-quality content, acknowledging in a damning email, "Books are actually more important than web data." To that end, the company allegedly turned straight to piracy hubs stacked high with stolen literary treasures - without a second thought or a single cent paid to their rightful owners, according to Forbes.

Meta staff turned to LibGen, home to more than 7.5 million pirated books and 81 million stolen research papers, to fill that gap. They did the same with Anna’s Archive.

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In recently filed court documents, Meta, led by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is alleged to have deliberately and explicitly authorized a raid on LibGen—and Anna's Archive, another massive digital pirate haven—to train its latest AI model, Llama 3.

The fallout has infuriated authors worldwide whose life's work may have been quietly scooped up and fed into Zuckerberg’s latest technological brainchild without credit, consent, or compensation.

As the article notes, Meta’s 2024 financial statements showcase revenues topping a staggering $164 billion, with profits nearing $62 billion. Clearly, Meta had the means and muscle to fairly compensate creators, publishers, and researchers. Instead, they allegedly chose to steal that content for training purposes.

Critics argue this saga is more than just corporate greed;

They might even have acted as the leader in LLM input data and created licensed arrangements that respected an author’s rights. Imagine if the company had the corporate culture to be a leader on one of society’s latest and most important questions: Who owns content in the LLM?

Coincidentally, Meta's "focus on long-term impact" core value states: "We emphasize long-term thinking that encourages us to extend the timeline for the impact we have, rather than optimizing for near-term wins."

It seems very clear that Meta was indeed optimizing for near-term wins in this case, instead of outlining a corporate culture and leadership position of collaboration and authenticity.

Meta’s defense, meanwhile, leans on the "fair use" argument - suggesting their AI transforms stolen content into something sufficiently new. But legal experts stress fair use typically applies to educators, reviewers, and critics - not trillion-dollar tech giants profiteering off mass commercial data harvesting.

The author of the Forbes piece checked The Atlantic's Alex Reisner’s LibGen tracking tool and made a disturbing discovery: all five of their own published books were found pirated and included in Meta’s dataset.

Why isn’t this criminal copyright infringement? https://t.co/hkZeYxlkJJ

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 31, 2025

A major class-action lawsuit has been filed alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition - while other firms "are likely guilty of similar sins," according to the author.

Ultimately, this saga goes beyond Meta alone. The entire AI industry’s insatiable thirst for data urgently needs clear ethical guardrails. Tech giants must form sustainable, fair partnerships with content creators or risk stifling creativity, undermining intellectual property rights, and eroding public trust.

Ten days or so after the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project disclosed that nearly every document bearing former President Biden's signature during his first term had been signed by an autopen—except for one—questions arose over whether executive orders and pardons could be deemed invalid, as we noted that Biden's staff likely leveraged his rapid cognitive deterioration to sign those documents via autopen.

Overnight, President Trump declared that the 11th-hour pardons, including those given to members of Congress who investigated the January 6 insurrection, were "void, vacant, and of no further force or effect, because of the fact that they were done by autopen." Some of those last-minute pardons include Deep Staters, such as former Representative Liz Cheney, retired General Mark Milley, and government scientist Anthony Fauci. 

"The "Pardons" that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen," Trump wrote on Truth Social late Sunday night. 

The president continued: "In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary Pardoning Documents were not explained to, or approved by, Biden. He knew nothing about them, and the people that did may have committed a crime." 

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He went on to say that members of that House committee are "subject to investigation at the highest level"... 

"Therefore, those on the Unselect Committee, who destroyed and deleted ALL evidence obtained during their two year Witch Hunt of me, and many other innocent people, should fully understand that they are subject to investigation at the highest level. The fact is, they were probably responsible for the Documents that were signed on their behalf without the knowledge or consent of the Worst President in the History of our Country, Crooked Joe Biden!"

Here's the full statement:

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One late last night: "It's not my decision — that'll be up to a court — but I would say that they're null and void, because I'm sure Biden didn't have any idea that it was taking place, and somebody was using an auto pen to sign off and to give pardons." 

🚨 REPORTER: “Are those [autopen] pardons from the former President now null and void?”

TRUMP: “I would say that they're null and void because I'm sure Biden didn't have any idea that it was taking place … What they did is criminal.” pic.twitter.com/R9OD7kAtJb

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) March 17, 2025

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