Trump Floats Autopen Investigation Into Biden’s Fed Nominees

Images of Donald Trump and an autopen signature of Joe Biden at the White House.Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

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By Hadriana Lowenkron

December 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM UTC

Updated on

December 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM UTC

President Donald Trump suggested he could seek to oust Federal Reserve governors appointed by President Joe Biden if their commissions were signed by autopen, in his latest bid to exert control over the central bank.

The gambit is unlikely to come to fruition.