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This is more than just bureaucratic sloppiness. If Biden wasn’t authorizing these actions, the legal and constitutional implications are enormous.
A Crisis That Cuts to the Constitution
Comer didn’t mince words about what’s at stake. “That’s a very serious constitutional crisis here that puts all those pardons that he signed and all the executive orders that he signed in legal jeopardy,” he warned. “So this is a very serious investigation.”
With the power of the pen potentially resting in unknown hands, the question becomes chilling: who was really making the decisions?
Top Biden Allies Plead the Fifth
The silence from inside the Biden camp is deafening. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s personal physician, refused to answer questions under oath about the president’s mental health, invoking the Fifth Amendment during his July 9 deposition. He wasn’t alone.
Jill Biden’s longtime aide, Anthony Bernal—often dubbed her “work husband”—also pled the Fifth when pressed about his role in Biden’s inner circle. If there’s nothing to hide, why not speak up?
Even Biden’s Own Words Raise Red Flags
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Biden made a shocking admission that only added fuel to the fire.
He confessed he didn’t know every person he pardoned and admitted, “didn’t know that much about them.” He claimed his staff handled the details, citing a large volume of cases.
Comer fired back: “That’s not how the pardon process works,” adding, “So he’s incriminated himself.”
Under the Constitution, only the president can issue pardons. Delegating that sacred power to unelected aides or to a machine violates the very framework of executive authority.
The Smoking Gun: Who Really Approved the Pardons?
The timeline is damning. Between December 2024 and January 2025, Biden signed only one pardon by hand—for his son, Hunter. The other 25 clemencies? All signed via autopen.
But it gets worse.
Emails obtained by The New York Times reveal that after a January 19th meeting with senior staff, Biden’s Chief of Staff Jeff Zients sent an email stating: “I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons.”
Read that again: “I approve.” Not “the president approves.” Zients, not Biden, was greenlighting the pardons.
A Deafening Silence from Democrats
Despite multiple chances to set the record straight, no one in the Biden administration is stepping up.
“We’re giving people in the Biden administration like Anthony Bernal the opportunity to tell their side of the story, to tell that Joe Biden was whipsmart, he knew exactly what was going on and told people, ‘Yes, use my signature on this document and that document,’” Comer said.
Instead, they’ve lawyered up and zipped their lips.
Legal Experts Sound the Alarm
This isn’t just political theater—it’s potentially the most damning executive scandal in American history.
Constitutional law professor Randy Barnett didn’t sugarcoat it: Biden’s use of the autopen is “the biggest constitutional scandal in US history.”
Watergate? Iran-Contra? At least we knew who was making the decisions in those cases. This time, the true source of executive power appears to be a mystery.
Trump Orders DOJ Probe into Pardon Scandal
The stakes are rising fast. President Trump has instructed the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the pardons executed by autopen. Comer has vowed to subpoena anyone and everyone connected to this operation.
“We’re going to bring in everybody that was in the White House and give them an opportunity to talk and then go from there,” Comer said.
Was Biden Ever Really in Charge?
The American people deserve to know the truth. If the president didn’t know what he was signing—or who was signing for him—then who was steering the ship?
“The American people deserve to know who was actually calling the shots in the Biden White House, because it wasn’t Joe Biden,” Comer concluded.
This is more than a scandal. It’s a constitutional betrayal, a covert power grab carried out under the nose of a president who may not have even known it was happening.
As the investigation heats up, one thing is clear: the truth is coming—and it could shatter the legacy of the Biden presidency forever.
