Joe Biden, autopen
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Constitutional scholar Randy Barnett calls Biden's autopen use "the biggest constitutional scandal in US history" as questions arise about the legality of presidential actions.
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.
Joe Biden said every pardon and commutation he issued was his decision, calling Republican "liars" for alleging his aides illegally used an autopen.
President Donald Trump has claimed that the thousands of pardons signed during the Biden administration are void, due to alleged autopen usage.
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."
In his final hours, former US President Biden's chief of staff authorized an autopen to sign high-profile pardons, including those for Fauci and Milley. Trump has criticized this, alleging Biden was unaware of the signings and concealing cognitive decline.
President Joe Biden defended his use of an autopen in a recent NYT interview, offering insight into his administration’s reasoning behind the controversial practice.
Former President Joe Biden defended his use of the autopen in a recent interview, prompting further criticism. Biden confirmed to the New York Times that he authorized the autopen. He claimed he used the autopen,
Former President Joe Biden blasted Republicans as “liars” for suggesting that his aides used an autopen to take actions without his knowledge, taking advantage of his diminished cognitive state, as the GOP continues to scrutinize his record at the direction of Donald Trump.