Biden’s autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview
‘It questions who was actually making the decisions,’ said GOP House Oversight Chairman James Comer
Published May 16, 2025 10:17pm EDT
Biden’s autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview
‘It questions who was actually making the decisions,’ said GOP House Oversight Chairman James Comer
Published May 16, 2025 10:17pm EDT
Biden’s autopen use questioned amid released audio from Special Counsel Hur interview
Earlier Friday, Comer announced a new investigation trying to uncover who gave the orders to use the autopen. According to Comer, among other important things, the autopen tool was used to grant presidential pardons to Biden’s family members.
“It does call into question these pardons – the use of autopen, and I think it may actually open the door – I’m not a lawyer – but I’d imagine Trump or his administration may try to make some arguments to federal courts about actions Joe Biden took because now we’ve got more information coming out, and they’re reasonably going to determine, ‘Yeah Joe Biden couldn’t remember anything. He didn’t even know when his son died, or when Trump got elected or when he left office,” political commentator Tim Pool added.
“Who was controlling the autopen? Who was pulling the strings? Who were the unelected bureaucrats making decisions that negatively impacted our country?” asked former Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advisor Link Lauren. “I want names.”
Donald Trump has said he does not use an autopen to sign legally binding documents like pardons. In March, a White House official confirmed it was the administration’s policy to use Trump’s handwritten signature on any legally binding documents.