Overview

• Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has sent letters to five former Biden confidants, including Dr. O’Connor, warning he will subpoena them if they refuse to testify on autopen use and the president’s cognitive health
• The Senate has opened a parallel investigation into who held decision-making authority in the White House when an autopen device was used to sign key directives
• Former President Donald Trump hailed the inquiry as a potential “great scandal,” asserting that Biden did not personally authorize many contested border and policy actions
• House Republicans allege that aides exploited concerns over Biden’s mental fitness to operate the autopen on orders and pardons without his knowledge or consent
• Legal scholars note that although autopen signatures are lawful for routine matters, their use on major executive actions raises unresolved questions about constitutional accountability and transparency