House GOP Demands DOJ Investigate Biden's Autopen Use and Pardons

House GOP Report on Biden's Autopen Use

• 🏛️ A 100-page report from the House Oversight Committee alleges that former President Biden declined mentally and physically during his term.
• 🤥 The report accuses former Biden administration staffers of covering up his alleged decline.
• 🔍 House Republicans are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate all of President Biden's executive actions.

Concerns Over Autopen-Signed Pardons

• ✍️ Republicans argue that pardons granted by Biden may not be valid because they were signed using an autopen.
• 🗣️ Committee Chairman James Comer stated that Biden's inner circle allegedly deceived the public and took unauthorized executive actions with the autopen.

Biden Administration's Response

• 🚫 A Biden spokesperson countered that President Biden made all his decisions and there was no conspiracy, cover-up, or wrongdoing.
• 🗣️ Former President Biden himself disputed claims of autopen use without his permission, stating, "I made every decision."

Investigation into Key Biden Aides

• 🧑‍⚖️ The oversight committee is asking the DOJ to specifically investigate three Biden aides: former White House Dr. Kevin O'Conor, former chief of staff to the first lady Bernal, and former senior adviser Annie Thomasini.
• ⚖️ All three aides invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the committee.
• 🩺 Republicans have also asked the DC Board of Medicine to review Dr. O'Conor's license, alleging he misled the public with medical reports about President Biden.

Historical Use of Autopen

• 📜 The report notes that other presidents, including President Trump, have used the autopen historically.
• ⚠️ Trump stated he only used the autopen on unimportant documents.