Overview

• In a July 13 interview, Biden insisted he personally made all clemency decisions and approved broad categories for pardons and commutations.
• Internal emails reveal Chief of Staff Jeff Zients authorized the use of the autopen to apply Biden’s signature to 25 warrants covering nearly 4,000 federal convictions.
• Biden acknowledged he did not sign off on each individual name but confirmed he set the standards that guided which prisoners qualified for sentence reductions.
• House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer’s probe and a Justice Department investigation remain active as lawmakers seek details on potential abuses of executive authority.
• Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s presidential physician, invoked the Fifth Amendment in a deposition, underscoring heightened scrutiny of the president’s capacity and decision-making process.