DOJ to Review Alleged Biden Autopen Pardons

A Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a 91–100 page report alleging that former President Joe Biden experienced cognitive decline and that White House aides frequently used an autopen to sign thousands of pardons, commutations and other executive actions without his explicit authorization, calling many such actions void. The committee urged Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department to investigate autopen use, review 4,245 pardons cited in the report, and scrutinize aides who invoked the Fifth during depositions. House Speaker Mike Johnson backed the report’s conclusions and called the autopen use “insane,” while Republicans said the evidence includes interviews, deposition transcripts and video. Democrats and Biden’s post‑presidency office dismissed the probe as a politically motivated “sham,” and Biden denied the allegations. The Justice Department has confirmed it will review the administration’s autopen use as legal disputes continue over the validity and consequences of the contested executive actions.