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GOP Senator Slams Biden's Autopen Scandal as 'Radical's Wishlist'

Fox BusinessAugust 5, 20254 min16,826 views
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Autopen Scandal and Staff Overreach

  • 🚨 Senator Ashley Moody describes the Biden administration's use of the autopen as an "explosive" revelation, suggesting staff acted with "radicals run amok."
  • πŸ’‘ The core issue involves staff allegedly adding violent criminals to pardon lists and processing them via autopen without Biden's direct, personal approval.
  • 🎯 This practice is highlighted as a significant undermining of the U.S. system of government, potentially one of the largest in the nation's history.

Preemptive Pardons and Lack of Oversight

  • πŸ“ It is alleged that Biden's staff discussed general guidelines, then decided on pardons, including preemptive pardons for potential future crimes by specific individuals.
  • 🀯 This is likened to "staff gone wild" and "Oprah giving out cars," with the autopen deciding who received pardons while Biden was reportedly unaware.
  • πŸ” The Senate Judiciary Committee plans further investigation into these actions.

Broader Concerns Beyond Autopen

  • ⚠️ Senator Moody emphasizes that concerns extend beyond the autopen to every action by this president, citing evidence of staff running the country.
  • 🚫 The administration is accused of allowing individuals on terror watchlists to enter the country and enabling criminal gangs from other nations.
  • βš–οΈ Actions like releasing dangerous felony offenders and deporting federal prisoners after their sentences are also criticized, with the current administration reportedly pushing them back into the U.S.

Allegations of Secret Governance

  • πŸ—£οΈ A key concern is that unelected individuals may have been secretly running the nation by manipulating a president perceived to be in cognitive decline.
  • πŸ” Republicans are committed to getting to the bottom of these alleged secret operations and the damage they have caused.
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Autopen ScandalJoe BidenAshley MoodyPardonsClemencyWhite House StaffJudiciary CommitteeSystem of GovernmentTerror WatchlistCriminal GangsDeportationCognitive DeclineUnelected Officials
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