{"id":2438419,"date":"2025-05-23T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-announces-investigation-of-biden-pardons\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:08:52","slug":"us-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-announces-investigation-of-biden-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-announces-investigation-of-biden-pardons\/","title":{"rendered":"US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin Announces Investigation of Biden Pardons"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fus-pardon-attorney-ed-martin-announces-investigation-of-biden-pardons%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=2438419&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>The discussion surrounding former President joe Biden&#8217;s use of an autopen for issuing presidential pardons has intensified, with United States Pardon Attorney Ed Martin calling for an examination of the situation to uphold the integrity of the American Pardon System. He emphasized the need to clarify who was involved in the pardons issued under Biden&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight Commitee Chairman James Comer has identified White House staff who may have used the autopen for not just pardons,but also executive orders. An autopen replicates a signature,which raises concerns about whether Biden was aware of or consented to its use,perhaps indicating a breach of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-is-checking-if-he-has-power-to-override-republican-governors-on-covid\/\" title=\"Biden Is \u2018Checking\u2019 If He Has Power To Override Republican Governors On COVID\">presidential powers<\/a> as outlined in the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Comer announced plans to hold interviews and possibly subpoenas for those involved in the autopen&#8217;s usage, aiming to investigate decisions made during Biden&#8217;s presidency, notably during a time when his mental acuity has come into question. Former President Donald Trump has previously claimed that pardons issued by Biden using the autopen should be considered void, citing concerns about the validity of the president&#8217;s authority over such decisions. The controversy indicates notable implications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >presidential pardon process<\/a> and the potential abdication of executive authority.  <\/p>\n<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>Controversy over former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s use of an autopen to issue presidential pardons has taken a new turn.<\/p>\n<p>United States Pardon Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ed-martin-announces-monumental-shift-jan-6-pipe-bomber-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Martin<\/a> wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, &ldquo;The integrity of the American Pardon system requires that we examine the Biden pardons and who did what.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will get the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Count on us,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dear Fellow Americans,<br \/> The integrity of the American Pardon system requires that we examine the Biden pardons and who did what. We will get the bottom of it. Count on us.<br \/> All the best.<br \/> Ed Martin<br \/> US Pardon Attorney<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Martin (@EagleEdMartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EagleEdMartin\/status\/1924262748822601962?\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the most important three words in Martin&rsquo;s post are &ldquo;who did what.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Republican Rep. and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comer-tracked-autopen-users-making-move-get-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> last week his office had identified staffers and others in the White House who he believes used this autopen machine to not just sign pardons but executive orders, as well.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/quarter-mil-rep-burchetts-bombshell-autopen-claim-says-find-autopen-staffers-sold-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autopen<\/a> is a machine that replicates a signature.<\/p>\n<p>The implication here is that Biden&rsquo;s signature was put on important executive documents in place of him actually signing, and moreover, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-poll-americans-give-trump-huge-marks-upholding-constitution-biden-never-got-numbers-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> did not explicitly consent to its use in these instances.<\/p>\n<p>This would mean someone else was exercising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s executive authority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to bring everyone that we believe was involved in any role in the use of the autopen. We&rsquo;re going to invite them to come in for a transcribed interview,&rdquo; Comer said when making the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they won&rsquo;t, then they will receive a subpoena, and they will have a full-blown deposition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to find out who was actually making the decisions in the White House during the last nine months of the Biden administration when he was clearly in mental decline,&rdquo; he continued, referring to Biden&rsquo;s lack of mental acuity that has been recently substantiated by leaked audio with special counsel Robert Hur from October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In March, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartwarming-new-art-goes-west-wing-anti-trumpers-already-upset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> posted via  about his predecessor&rsquo;s use of the autopen, writing, &ldquo;The &lsquo;Pardons&rsquo; that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,&rdquo; adding that Biden did not even know about the pardons.<\/p>\n<p>Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/constitution-conan\/article-2\/section-2\/clause-1\/overview-of-the-pardon-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Constitution<\/a> said, the president &ldquo;shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is a strong history in the autopen&rsquo;s use dating back to former President Thomas Jefferson after the device what patented in 1803.<\/p>\n<p>The autopen&rsquo;s use in itself doesn&rsquo;t seem like an encouraging path to invalidating pardons, but its use without the knowledge or consent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joy-reid-compare-trump-surviving-a-shooting-to-biden-surviving-covid-in-a-wild-segment\/\" title=\"Watch Joy Reid compare Trump surviving a shooting to Biden surviving COVID in a wild segment\">president &#038;mdash<\/a>; the person the Constitution empowers to grant reprieves and pardons &mdash; does.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin stated on social media platform X, &#8220;To uphold the integrity of the American Pardon system, we must investigate the Biden pardons and those involved.&#8221; He assured followers, &#8220;We will uncover the truth. Count on us.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer revealed that his office has identified White House staff who allegedly used the autopen not only for signing pardons but also executive orders. An autopen is a device that replicates signatures, raising concerns that Biden&#8217;s signature was applied to significant documents without his direct consent, suggesting someone else may have wielded presidential authority.<\/p>\n<p>Comer announced plans to interview those believed to be involved in using the autopen and indicated they would face subpoenas if they refuse to cooperate. He emphasized a need to understand decision-making in the White House during Biden&#8217;s recent mental decline.<\/p>\n<p>In March, former President Donald Trump criticized Biden&#8217;s use of an autopen regarding pardons, declaring them invalid due to lack of personal oversight by Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, autopens have been used since Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s presidency after their invention in 1803; however, their application without presidential knowledge raises questions about the legitimacy of such actions under constitutional powers granted for issuing reprieves and pardons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-Biden-10.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46665,33010,50500,33211,55795],"class_list":["post-2438419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-pardons","tag-criminal-justice","tag-ed-martin","tag-legal-news","tag-us-pardon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-Biden-10.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438419"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438423,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438419\/revisions\/2438423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}