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DOJ Closes Autopen Investigation into Biden and Aides Without Charges: Report
The DOJ found no legal basis to charge Biden or aides over autopen use on official documents amid claims of concealed cognitive decline, ending the probe quietly.
- On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that a person briefed on the matter said the DOJ shelved the probe into former President Joe Biden's autopen use after prosecutors found no legal hook.
- Last June, President Donald Trump ordered a wide-ranging investigation into alleged autopen use by Biden, urging probes of a 'conspiracy' that warned autopen use could `abuse the power of Presidential signatures`.
- The investigation began under Ed Martin and later wound down recently under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, with the autopen matter never presented to a grand jury.
- Trump's executive actions include an executive order signed in November nullifying autopen-signed paperwork, while House Oversight Committee calls some such actions "illegitimate" and notes the absence of an autopen usage record.
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DOJ drops Biden autopen probe after failing to find criminal case
The Justice Department has dropped a criminal inquiry into whether former President Joe Biden or his aides broke the law by using an autopen to sign presidential documents. Prosecutors say they couldn’t identify a criminal case. The investigation, first reported closed by The New York Times, examined whether the mechanical signature device was improperly used to issue pardons and other official actions near the end of Biden’s presidency. Prosecu…
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