Former President Joe Biden wrote off his administration’s excessive use of the autopen at the end of his presidency.
In an interview with the New York Times, Biden explained that the device was utilized often for clemency warrants due to the volume of pardons and commutations issued during his final weeks in office.
“We’re talking about a whole lot of people,” he remarked.
Biden said he “made every decision” involving the 25 clemency actions signed between December 2024 and January 2025.
He claimed the number of people being granted clemency was so large that he delegated the physical signing to staff using the autopen.
Joe Biden's January 19th "pardons" were all identical. NYT just confirmed that his staff authorized the use of autopen for them.
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When questioned about speculation that he was mentally unfit to handle presidential duties near the end of his term, Biden dismissed the claims as dishonest. “They’re liars. They know it,” he said.
The former president also discussed some of the more well-known clemency cases, involving his son Hunter Biden, General Mark Milley, and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Biden confirmed he only signed one document by hand during that period—a pardon for Hunter. He said he personally reviewed every high-profile case with his aides.
“Everybody knows how vindictive he is, so we knew that they’d do what they’re doing now,” Biden said, referring to the current investigations and U.S. President.
He claimed the pardons were meant to protect his family and allies from costly legal battles.
BREAKING: Biden’s pardons of the January 6th committee were signed by autopen at the direction of an assistant pic.twitter.com/KQBylTlz0m
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According to Biden, the autopen’s use is legally sound and not unprecedented.
“The autopen is, you know, is legal. As you know, other presidents used it, including Trump. But the point is that, you know, we’re talking about a whole lot of people,” he said.
The Times examined emails handed over to the Trump administration and the Department of Justice as part of the federal inquiry.
These messages reveal that Biden’s staff had internal procedures to verify his verbal approval before using the autopen.
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Staff Secretary Stefanie Feldman was typically the person who operated the device, while aides like former Chief of Staff Jeffrey D. Zients and White House Counsel Ed Siskel would document Biden’s verbal authorization in follow-up emails.
During the final phase of his presidency, Biden reportedly did not approve each clemency case individually but instead signed off on guidelines that his team used to evaluate recipients.
The Times reported that all communications still had to be reviewed by Biden before distribution.
In certain instances, staff made minor edits or added names to the list of pardons without directly informing Biden.
One aide told the Times that this was a standard procedure, and the final versions were signed with the autopen.
Biden claimed Republicans are focusing on the autopen scandal to distract from other issues.
“They’ve lied so consistently about almost everything they’re doing,” he stated.
“The best thing they can do is try to change the focus and focus on something else. And this is a — I think that’s what this is about.”
Despite Biden’s defense, investigations into the autopen matter are ramping up.
The Department of Justice and the House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, are probing whether the former president was aware of all documents signed in his name and if his aides concealed signs of his alleged mental decline.
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Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, declined to answer Oversight Committee questions during a recent deposition, citing medical confidentiality and his Fifth Amendment rights.
Committee Chair James Comer criticized O’Connor for refusing to cooperate.
“It’s clear there was a conspiracy to cover up President Biden’s cognitive decline after Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician and family business associate, refused to answer any questions and chose to hide behind the Fifth Amendment,” Comer said.
He also accused the doctor of hiding the truth from the American people.
Speaking to reporters before O’Connor’s deposition, Comer said the physician should not be able to shield information under doctor-patient privilege.
“I don’t believe that he can hide behind doctor-patient confidentiality, because this is the president of the United States, and people expect the White House physician to be truthful and transparent about the president of the United States’ health.”
Comer also joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity to comment on his committee’s progress.
During the interview, he said there was currently “no evidence” proving Biden was directly involved in the autopen usage.
Comer described a troubling pattern in the testimonies his panel has heard. He said witnesses who worked closely with Biden either couldn’t remember key details or invoked the Fifth Amendment.
According to Comer, “What we have found thus far is nobody — that even the ones who we thought were in the inner circle of the Biden White House ever saw Joe Biden. But according to the reports, Joe Biden was in the White House.”
“So, this doesn’t make any sense,” Comer said. He speculated that a small group of insiders may have been managing decisions and signatures without Biden’s knowledge.
Comer said he plans to bring in more witnesses, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and possibly members of the Biden family.
“If Joe Biden’s name was forged on these executive orders and these pardons, then those executive orders and pardons are going to face a tough future in a court of law,” Comer warned.
I don’t believe or a nano second that Bidumb knew what the AutoPen was being used for. The unverified permission to use the AutoPen is the problem. When used that activity MUST be recorded by some official entity showing the president in the room officially giving permission. This wide open use of a extremely serious tool was nothing but a wet dream of the Liberals being able to do whatever they wanted to do to subvert the government. All of the pardons should be revoked pending serious investigations. The problem here is that every single person given a pre-emptive pardon was very involved in extremely suspicious and subversive activity. The House Select Committee on J6 was a total demonRAT crime of the century. The committee was created illegally and the selection of members of the committee was done by Pelosi who had no authority to select members from the Republican party. EVERYTHING THAT COMMITTEE DID WAS CRIMINAL.