Overview

• Comer presented new evidence suggesting Biden may have been unaware of eight major climate executive actions signed by autopen in his final weeks in office
• The contested orders included a 625 million-acre offshore drilling ban, a federal net-zero emissions commitment by 2050, and a Defense Production Act memorandum to boost solar panels and heat pumps
• Republicans highlighted an exchange where Biden allegedly denied signing a liquid natural gas export ban as potential proof aides impersonated his signature
• The Justice Department has opened its own investigation into Biden’s autopen use for pardons, running parallel to the Congressional probe
• President Trump has revoked all eight of the climate executive orders that are under scrutiny