Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the end of his presidency.

Trump said that the autopen use is "one of the biggest scandals" in "50 to 100 years" because Biden "knew nothing about what he was signing."

For decades, presidents have used autopens to keep up with the relentless stream of paperwork that crosses their desk. But it’s not just a matter of saving them from hand cramps. When the president is traveling,