{"id":2442186,"date":"2025-06-03T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-last-minute-pardons-are-now-under-federal-investigation-report\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:22:47","slug":"bidens-last-minute-pardons-are-now-under-federal-investigation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-last-minute-pardons-are-now-under-federal-investigation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Last Minute Pardons Are Now Under Federal Investigation: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fbidens-last-minute-pardons-are-now-under-federal-investigation-report%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=2442186&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>A recent report reveals that Ed Martin, a pardon attorney formerly associated wiht the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s office in Washington, D.C., is investigating multiple pardons granted by former President Joe Biden during his last days in office. Among those pardoned were Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden, along with other family members and several high-profile Democrats. The examination aims to determine whether Biden was mentally competent when issuing these pardons and if his aides used an autopen &#8211; a device that creates exact replica signatures &#8211; without his awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy surrounds the use of the autopen, especially as reports suggest that some aides may have signed documents without confirming Biden&#8217;s approval. A new book also questions whether Biden&#8217;s declining health allowed others, including family members and aides, to influence meaningful decisions without his full consent. The investigation will explore Biden&#8217;s mental and physical health, its implications for decision-making, and the potential misuse of authority in issuing pardons. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer has indicated intent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-launches-podcast-featuring-leaders-of-maga-movement\/\" title=\"Newsom launches podcast featuring leaders of &#039;MAGA movement&#039;\">interview key figures<\/a> about these issues, emphasizing the seriousness of the inquiry into Biden&#8217;s health and governance.  <\/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>A new report said that a top Justice Department official is investigating multiple pardons issued by former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trumps-justice-department-examining-pardons-issued-by-biden-2025-06-02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported, pardon attorney Ed Martin, formerly the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., has sent an  to staff saying he was investigating Biden&rsquo;s late-term pardons.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, the former president pardoned James Biden, Frank Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, and their spouses even though no charges were filed against them. Biden also pardoned several high-profile Democrats who had previously clashed with President Donald Trump and doled out clemency to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple death row inmates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Martin wrote staff members that his investigation focused upon whether Biden &ldquo;was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of AutoPen or other means.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Autopen use has been controversial because multiple reports have emerged that Biden aides who used the autopen &ndash; which generates an exact replica of a president&rsquo;s signature &ndash; may have done so without Biden&rsquo;s knowledge.<\/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>Further, a new new book has brought into question the extent to which Biden&rsquo;s physical and mental decline towards the end of his term led to decision-making authority being taken by aides or family members.<\/p>\n<p>The  said Martin&rsquo;s probe is focused on the pardons to family members and 37 instances when Biden granted clemency to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merrick-garland-has-a-lot-of-thinking-to-do\/\" title=\"Merrick Garland Has a Lot Of Thinking To Do\">federal death row inmates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Martin&rsquo;s  did not give specifics.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters contacted the Justice Department for comment but as of Tuesday morning had not received a reply.<\/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> earlier this year claimed 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>In a recent interview, Alex Thompson of Axios, who co-authored a recent book on Joe Biden&rsquo;s decline, said Biden aides believed &ldquo;picking up the slack&rdquo; for the former president was part of their duty, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/26\/us-news\/biden-aides-were-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-faltering-president-in-power-original-sin-author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These were unelected people. And one of the things that really I think comes out in our reporting here is that if you believe &mdash; and I think a lot of these people do sincerely believe that Donald Trump was and is an existential threat to democracy &mdash; you can rationalize anything, including sometimes doing undemocratic things, which I think is what this person is talking about,&rdquo; Thompson said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/joe-biden-proof-of-life-presidency-original-sin-alex-thompson_n_6834317ee4b0a4eee8061334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huffington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson called the aides running the Biden White House the &ldquo;politburo,&rdquo; which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-doj-official-suggests-criminal-charges-jill-biden-latest-revelations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Biden<\/a>, Hunter Biden and aides Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti and Bruce Reed.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson claims the &ldquo;politburo&rdquo; contained the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-inner-circle-was-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-trump-at-bay-report\/\" title=\"...s Inner Circle Was Willing to Do &#039;Undemocratic Things&#039; to Keep Trump at Bay: Report\">ultimate decision-makers&#038;rdquo<\/a>; as Biden drifted into decline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer has said his committee will seek transcribed interviews with Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor, Joe Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/key-figure-bidens-past-called-testify-cancer-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">physician<\/a>, and former White House officials Neera Tanden, Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini and Ashley Williams, according to a news release posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comer-demands-testimony-from-bidens-doctor-former-white-house-aides-on-cover-up-of-mental-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> of the committee.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The release said the investigation into Biden&rsquo;s physical and mental health, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  &ldquo;part of the investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s mental decline and potentially unauthorized use of autopen for sweeping pardons.&rdquo;<\/span><\/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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According to Reuters, pardon attorney Ed Martin, who previously served as the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., has informed his staff about his investigation into Biden&#8217;s pardons issued towards the end of his term. Besides pardoning his son Hunter Biden, the former president also granted clemency to James Biden, Frank Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, and their spouses despite no charges against them. Additionally, he pardoned several prominent Democrats who had conflicts with President Donald Trump and provided clemency to multiple death row inmates. Martin&#8217;s inquiry aims to determine whether Biden was mentally competent at the time of these decisions and if others exploited him through methods like AutoPen usage-an automated signature tool that has raised concerns due to reports suggesting aides may have used it without Biden&#8217;s awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a new book questions how much Biden&#8217;s physical and mental decline influenced decision-making during his presidency. The investigation reportedly focuses on family member pardons and 37 instances where clemency was granted to federal death row inmates; however, specific details were not disclosed by Martin&#8217;s office. A previous New York Post article claimed an unnamed aide used an autopen for signing documents without confirming if they had actual approval from Biden. In a recent interview regarding this issue, Alex Thompson from Axios mentioned that some aides felt it was their responsibility to compensate for any shortcomings of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson described these aides as part of a &#8220;politburo&#8221; that included Jill Biden and other key figures in decision-making as Joe Biden faced cognitive decline. House Committee on Oversight Chairman James Comer announced plans for interviews with Dr. Kevin O&#8217;Connor (Biden&#8217;s physician) and other former White House officials as part of an investigation into concerns about President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental health and potential misuse of autopen in granting extensive pardons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2442187,"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\/06\/Joe-Biden.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,38348,12559],"class_list":["post-2442186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-federal-investigation","tag-pardons"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Joe-Biden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442186","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=2442186"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442186\/revisions\/2442190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}