Overview

• In a New York Times interview on July 13, Biden insisted he personally approved every pardon and commutation and only used an autopen to handle the volume of signatures.
• He authorized more than 4,000 clemency actions in his final weeks, including preemptive pardons for Hunter Biden, James Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gen. Mark Milley.
• Emails obtained by The Times show chief of staff Jeff Zients approved autopen use after a Jan. 19 meeting and staff secretary Stefanie Feldman managed the device’s operation.
• The Justice Department, the GOP-led House Oversight Committee and the Trump White House have opened formal probes, issuing subpoenas and scheduling depositions of key former aides.
• Oversight chair James Comer and President Trump allege aides used the autopen to mask Biden’s cognitive decline, charges the president has rejected as baseless.