President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons.

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.

  • MisterFrog@lemmy.world
    27·
    6 hours ago

    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
      91·
      4 hours ago

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