Biden's Last-Minute Autopen Pardons Spark Legal Concerns

Biden freed killers with a pen he didn’t even hold

American politics still has the power to shock. Tuesday delivered one of those moments — the Oversight Project agreed with Joe Biden’s weaponized Department of Justice. That’s rarer than a blue lobster.The issue is autopen pardons. Since March, we’ve exposed how Biden’s White House used an autopen — not the president himself — to issue thousands of pardons and commutations. The New York Times first dismissed the story as a “conspiracy theory,” o…

Biden’s auto-pen pardons disturbed DOJ brass, docs show, raising questions whether they are legally binding

New DOJ documents reveal Justice Department officials raised legal concerns about Biden's 2,500 last-minute pardons, questioning the unorthodox process and misleading claims.

“I Have No Idea”: Justice Department Official Raised Objections to Ill-Defined Biden Pardons

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the use of the autopen by Biden officials as allegations grow that President Joe Biden had little idea of some of the actions taken under his name, from executive orders to pardons. Now, the Committee has disclosed that at least one senior official warned that he had “no idea” what the parameters were for Biden’s blanket pardons and that the public was being misled about the pardons only applying to…

DOJ official previously warned Biden admin about his last-minute autopen pardons, raised legal concerns

Former U.S. President Joe Biden signs bills at the White House on August 5, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evan Vucci – Pool/Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack10:41 AM – Thursday, August 21, 2025 A senior Justice Department official in the Biden administration previously warned that thousands of last-minute pardons issued with a mechanical signature... The post DOJ official previously warned Biden admin about his last-minute autopen pa…

Biden's Last-Minute Autopen Pardons Spark Legal Concerns

Justice Department emails reveal internal warnings that clemency grants, some for violent offenders, were legally flawed and lacked presidential oversight. Newly released emails from the Department of Justice (DOJ) have shed light on the legal and procedural turmoil surrounding former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to issue thousands of pardons and commutations in […] Biden’s Last-Minute Autopen Pardons Spark Legal Concerns

Biden's mass pardon process sparks legal concerns over autopen use

Newly uncovered documents reveal a potential constitutional kerfuffle over former President Joe Biden’s last-minute mass pardons that could make even the most seasoned D.C. insider raise an eyebrow. According to Fox News, reports from the Oversight Project to Fox News Digital highlight serious questions about the legality of over 2,500 pardons and commutations issued by Biden, with career Justice Department officials sounding the alarm over an u…