DOJ quietly closes autopen investigation targeting Biden and aides
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The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter.
DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the investigation while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The inquiry examined whether aides may have used the signature device without Biden’s full knowledge or authorization as his cognitive abilities declined late in his presidency.
President Joe Biden speaks on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House, Aug. 16, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty)
The New York Times reported the development, saying the matter concerned whether Biden and his aides broke any laws using the autopen to sign presidential documents. The inquiry was later wound down under Jeanine Pirro, the current U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
The outlet also noted the autopen case was never presented to a grand jury, underscoring the difficulty prosecutors faced in pursuing a criminal case over the issue.
Pirro’s office is expected to release additional information about the matter in the near future, a source told the Washington Examiner. A spokesperson for the DOJ did not respond to a request for comment, nor did a spokesman for Pirro’s office.
Trump ordered a sweeping review of Biden’s use of an autopen in June, directing the DOJ to investigate whether aides used the device to conceal what he described as Biden’s “cognitive decline.” Trump has repeatedly claimed that some executive orders signed with an autopen should be considered invalid.
Last year, the House Committee on Oversight and Reforms spent months dragging former White House officials into closed-door testimonies to press them about the former president’s use of the autopen and whether they observed signs of his cognitive decline.
The committee released a 90-page report in October finding that Biden’s staff exercised presidential powers without authorization, and referred three key members of Biden’s Cabinet, including his physician Kevin O’Connor, for a DOJ investigation.
It remains unclear how frequently Biden used an autopen during his presidency, as there is no official government record tracking when the device is used. However, a group that shed light on Biden’s autopen use, the conservative nonprofit group known as the Oversight Project, said last …
Ask who never gets charged.
The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter.
DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the investigation while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The inquiry examined whether aides may have used the signature device without Biden’s full knowledge or authorization as his cognitive abilities declined late in his presidency.
President Joe Biden speaks on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House, Aug. 16, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty)
The New York Times reported the development, saying the matter concerned whether Biden and his aides broke any laws using the autopen to sign presidential documents. The inquiry was later wound down under Jeanine Pirro, the current U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
The outlet also noted the autopen case was never presented to a grand jury, underscoring the difficulty prosecutors faced in pursuing a criminal case over the issue.
Pirro’s office is expected to release additional information about the matter in the near future, a source told the Washington Examiner. A spokesperson for the DOJ did not respond to a request for comment, nor did a spokesman for Pirro’s office.
Trump ordered a sweeping review of Biden’s use of an autopen in June, directing the DOJ to investigate whether aides used the device to conceal what he described as Biden’s “cognitive decline.” Trump has repeatedly claimed that some executive orders signed with an autopen should be considered invalid.
Last year, the House Committee on Oversight and Reforms spent months dragging former White House officials into closed-door testimonies to press them about the former president’s use of the autopen and whether they observed signs of his cognitive decline.
The committee released a 90-page report in October finding that Biden’s staff exercised presidential powers without authorization, and referred three key members of Biden’s Cabinet, including his physician Kevin O’Connor, for a DOJ investigation.
It remains unclear how frequently Biden used an autopen during his presidency, as there is no official government record tracking when the device is used. However, a group that shed light on Biden’s autopen use, the conservative nonprofit group known as the Oversight Project, said last …
DOJ quietly closes autopen investigation targeting Biden and aides
Ask who never gets charged.
The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter.
DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the investigation while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The inquiry examined whether aides may have used the signature device without Biden’s full knowledge or authorization as his cognitive abilities declined late in his presidency.
President Joe Biden speaks on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House, Aug. 16, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty)
The New York Times reported the development, saying the matter concerned whether Biden and his aides broke any laws using the autopen to sign presidential documents. The inquiry was later wound down under Jeanine Pirro, the current U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
The outlet also noted the autopen case was never presented to a grand jury, underscoring the difficulty prosecutors faced in pursuing a criminal case over the issue.
Pirro’s office is expected to release additional information about the matter in the near future, a source told the Washington Examiner. A spokesperson for the DOJ did not respond to a request for comment, nor did a spokesman for Pirro’s office.
Trump ordered a sweeping review of Biden’s use of an autopen in June, directing the DOJ to investigate whether aides used the device to conceal what he described as Biden’s “cognitive decline.” Trump has repeatedly claimed that some executive orders signed with an autopen should be considered invalid.
Last year, the House Committee on Oversight and Reforms spent months dragging former White House officials into closed-door testimonies to press them about the former president’s use of the autopen and whether they observed signs of his cognitive decline.
The committee released a 90-page report in October finding that Biden’s staff exercised presidential powers without authorization, and referred three key members of Biden’s Cabinet, including his physician Kevin O’Connor, for a DOJ investigation.
It remains unclear how frequently Biden used an autopen during his presidency, as there is no official government record tracking when the device is used. However, a group that shed light on Biden’s autopen use, the conservative nonprofit group known as the Oversight Project, said last …
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