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The fact that the President didn’t personally sign these documents has triggered a constitutional firestorm.
When questioned, Biden defended the move, telling The New York Times that he used the autopen “because there were a lot of them” and insisted the practice was legal.
But critics say this wasn’t about saving time — it was about hiding the President’s inability to perform.
Even more troubling is who actually approved these pardons. According to emails reviewed by The Times, Biden’s Chief of Staff Jeff Zients was the final authority. In one shocking example, Zients responded, “I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons,” just three minutes after receiving a list of names.
This raises a chilling question: Was Joe Biden even mentally present during the most critical decisions of his presidency?
President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are calling the situation a blatant abuse of executive power. Trump blasted the scandal, declaring the pardons “officially void” and slamming the White House for allowing unelected staffers to wield presidential authority.
He has long called for Fauci to face a criminal investigation, particularly over the handling of COVID-19 and the cover-up of the virus’s true origin. The fact that Biden secretly pardoned Fauci without even signing the order himself has sparked outrage among GOP leaders.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice and the House Oversight Committee, now under Republican leadership, have launched formal investigations into the matter. Their central question: Was Biden even mentally fit to authorize these actions?
This scandal has reopened the debate over whether Joe Biden was ever truly in control of his presidency. One particularly damning detail from The Times confirms that “Biden did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large numbers of people.”
Instead, aides compiled lists, summarized them into short blurbs, and passed them along through email threads — with Zients ultimately making the final call. Biden, the so-called leader of the free world, was nowhere to be found.
This isn’t just a case of sloppy paperwork. It’s a blatant violation of the Constitution, which requires the President to carry out the duties of the office personally — not through staff proxies or email threads.
If a Chief of Staff can approve major legal pardons by clicking “Reply All,” what else was he deciding? Was he making decisions about foreign policy, national defense, or economic strategy while Biden faded into the background?
What Americans are seeing now is the clearest picture yet of a presidency run from the shadows. Unelected staffers, political operatives, and White House aides controlled the levers of power while Joe Biden served as a figurehead propped up in front of cameras.
“This is exactly the kind of Deep State manipulation that Trump promised to root out when he returned to office,” the article warned.
Now, with House Republicans digging into the scandal, Americans may finally get the truth about what really happened inside the Biden White House. One thing is clear: The President was not in control — and the consequences of that failure are only beginning to come to light.
The American people deserve answers. And those responsible for this unprecedented abuse of power must be held to account.
