{"id":2413340,"date":"2025-03-15T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staffer-suspected-of-abusing-biden-auto-pen-two-ex-wh-insiders-speak-out\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:47:02","slug":"staffer-suspected-of-abusing-biden-auto-pen-two-ex-wh-insiders-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/staffer-suspected-of-abusing-biden-auto-pen-two-ex-wh-insiders-speak-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffer Suspected of Abusing Biden Auto-Pen: Two Ex-WH Insiders Speak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstaffer-suspected-of-abusing-biden-auto-pen-two-ex-wh-insiders-speak-out%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New information had added fuel to the debate over whether or not former President Joe Biden knew what was in signed documents coming out of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/14\/us-news\/trump-establishes-far-more-restrictive-autopen-rules-as-biden-aides-murmur-about-possible-misuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> alleges that an unnamed Biden aide used an autopen to sign official documents without other aides knowing whether Biden actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnson-confirms-worst-biden-didnt-actually-know-signing-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a> the actions.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that according to one of two unnamed former aides, the staff member in question would say he was doing what &ldquo;the boss&rdquo; wanted but no one dared ask if this was true.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feared no one as much as I feared that [staffer]. To me, [the staffer] basically was the president,&rdquo; the person said. &ldquo;No one ever questioned [the staffer]. Period.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone&rdquo; was suspicious the staffer was exceeding his authority, &ldquo;but no one would actually say it,&rdquo; the source said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think [the aide] was using the autopen as standard and past protocol,&rdquo; the source said, adding, &ldquo;There is no clarity on who actually approved what &mdash; POTUS or [the aide].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On January 19, Biden&rsquo;s final day in office, all seven pardons he supposedly &ldquo;signed&rdquo; were executed using an autopen.<\/p>\n<p>Is it plausible that he was fully aware of these pardons and personally approved them?<\/p>\n<p>With his mental decline, could he grasp what he signed? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fioqGU0lZv\">pic.twitter.com\/fioqGU0lZv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Citizen Caller (@CitizenCallerUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenCallerUS\/status\/1899087190673473923?\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A second aide said other aides suspected the staffer of issuing orders saying they had come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cover-bidens-mental-decline-went-even-deeper-previously-thought-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> without a clear understanding if Biden knew was what being done. The report also said other former aides said they did not believe the staffer abused his authority.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as the Oversight Project is questioning six signatures on pardons Biden issued on Dec. 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who is behind this autopen on 12\/30\/2022 that pardoned six criminals (with the exact same autopen signature) while Joe Biden was vacationing and golfing in the U.S. Virgin Islands? Note they all say they are &lsquo;Signed in the City of Washington,&rsquo;&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OversightPR\/status\/1899185791269810512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;Biden Autopen Pardons on VACATION?&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Who is behind this autopen on 12\/30\/2022 that pardoned six criminals (with the exact same autopen signature) while Joe Biden was vacationing and golfing in the U.S. Virgin Islands?<\/p>\n<p>Note they all say they are &ldquo;Signed in the City of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b0SEtalm4N\">https:\/\/t.co\/b0SEtalm4N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dN7BbVOiVj\">pic.twitter.com\/dN7BbVOiVj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Project (@OversightPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightPR\/status\/1899185791269810512?\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGAndrewBailey\/status\/1897388657557885403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, that he wants the Department of Justice to investigate whether Biden&rsquo;s deluge of executive orders and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-huge-biden-pardons-thousands-drug-convicts-calls-governors-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pardons<\/a> that marked the final weeks of his presidency came at a time when Biden had no idea what he was signing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am demanding the DOJ investigate whether President Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline allowed unelected staff to push through radical policy without his knowing approval,&rdquo; Bailey posted. wrote. &ldquo;If true, these executive orders, pardons, and all other actions are unconstitutional and legally void.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: I am demanding the DOJ investigated whether President Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline allowed unelected staff to push through radical policy without his knowing approval.<\/p>\n<p>If true, these executive orders, pardons, and all other actions are unconstitutional and legally void. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pOhATRfw2j\">pic.twitter.com\/pOhATRfw2j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAndrewBailey\/status\/1897388657557885403?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his post, Bailey attached a copy of a letter he wrote to Michael Horowitz, the inspector general of the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Bailey said there were &ldquo; profound reasons to suspect that Biden&rsquo;s staff and political allies exploited his mental decline to issue purported presidential orders without his knowing approval.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bailey wrote Horowitz that assuming staff authored Biden&rsquo;s slew of pardons and orders &ldquo;would explain why the Biden administration&rsquo;s orders were aggressively much farther to the left than any previous President. 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