US EditionLead investigator into Biden's use of an autopen signed letters with a digital signature: NBC News
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Rep. James Comer leads the House Oversight probe into Biden's autopen use while digitally signing 16 letters, highlighting political tensions over presidential document authorization.
- Rep. James Comer, who leads the House Oversight Committee, is actively investigating former President Biden's use of an autopen for signing official documents and pardons.
- The probe intensified after reports showed Comer used digital signatures on investigation letters, raising questions about his criticism of Biden's autopen use.
- Biden reportedly granted 25 pardons and commutations through autopen usage, while asserting he personally approved all high-profile decisions and clemency warrants.
- Comer stated no evidence currently shows Biden controlled or knew who operated the autopen, while critics alleged this autopen use endangers the legal validity of pardons and orders.
- The investigation highlights a constitutional dilemma over autopen use, with bipartisan precedent for digital signatures but concerns about unelected staff potentially overriding presidential authority.
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Kentucky Rep. James Comer Says ‘No Evidence’ Yet Suggests Biden Controlled Use Of Autopen
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Wednesday that his committee’s investigation into former President Joe Biden’s administration’s autopen usage so far has not yielded a shred of evidence that Biden was in control of what was signed. The New York Times published a report on Sunday documenting Biden’s use of an autopen, finding that when the […] Kentucky Rep. James Comer Says ‘No Evidence’ Yet Suggests Biden Controlled Use Of …
GOP Rep. Leading Biden Autopen Probe Caught Using Digital Signature On Investigation Documents
Back in June, MAGA Republican President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into Democratic President Joe Biden’s actions as President.Trump, whose fragile ego has never recovered from getting trounced by Biden in 2020, made unsubstantiated claims about Biden aides running the government due to Biden’s alleged "cognitive decline."Trump also fixated on use of the autopen during the Biden administration to sign documents. An autopen is a mechani…
Critics rip Biden 'autopen' investigator for using autopen
The Independent reports the leader of a Biden investigation is practicing what he condemns. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who is heading the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into former president Joe Biden’s use of autopen, has used a digital signature on letters related to the probe, say sources.Comer’s digital signature allows staff and assistants to insert his signature on an official document without requiring ink on paper, according to…
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