{"id":2490077,"date":"2025-09-23T13:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaelan-deese-credits-oversight-committee-for-capturing-when-biden-aides-contradicted-themselves\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:35:10","slug":"kaelan-deese-credits-oversight-committee-for-capturing-when-biden-aides-contradicted-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaelan-deese-credits-oversight-committee-for-capturing-when-biden-aides-contradicted-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaelan Deese credits Oversight Committee for capturing when Biden aides \u2018contradicted themselves\u2019"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fkaelan-deese-credits-oversight-committee-for-capturing-when-biden-aides-contradicted-themselves%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=2490077&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 article from the Washington Examiner features Justice Department reporter Kaelan Deese discussing the House Oversight Committee&#8217;s investigation into former President Joe Biden&#8217;s use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-parting-act-shows-presidential-clemency-powers-need-reform-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...\u2019s parting act shows presidential clemency powers need reform - Washington Examiner\">presidential clemency powers<\/a>,specifically focusing on whether Biden personally authorized pardons and clemency actions or relied on an autopen device to sign documents. Deese predicts that the committee&#8217;s findings will show that Biden was likely not fully aware or directly involved in many clemency decisions during his governance. <\/p>\n<p>The investigation includes testimony from Biden&#8217;s former White House chief of staff, Jeff Zients, who reportedly acknowledged that Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-chief-of-staff-gave-most-damning-testimony-yet-in-autopen-probe\/\" title=\"...\u2019s chief of ... gave most damning testimony yet in autopen probe\">decision-making slowed<\/a> near the end of his presidency.The committee appears set to reveal contradictions among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-reportedly-offered-attorney-sidney-powell-special-counsel-position-but-now-his-closest-aides-are-blocking-her-from-president\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Trump Reportedly Offered Attorney Sidney Powell Special Counsel Position But Now His Closest Aides Are Blocking Her from President\">senior aides<\/a> regarding Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve, with internal efforts suggesting concern about his public image and cognitive state.<\/p>\n<p>Biden set a record for the number of pardons and clemencies granted,exceeding 4,200 people. After leaving office, Biden confirmed using the autopen-a machine that replicates signatures-to handle the volume of clemency paperwork but dismissed the investigation into his use of autopen as &#8220;crazy&#8221; and labeled Republican critics as &#8220;liars.&#8221; The House Oversight Committee&#8217;s investigation aims to clarify the extent of Biden&#8217;s involvement and mental acuity during these actions. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kaelan Deese credits House Oversight Committee for capturing when Biden aides &lsquo;contradicted themselves&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2234917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Justice Department reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3814797\/biden-chief-of-staff-gave-most-damning-testimony-autopen-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kaelan Deese<\/a> predicted that the House Oversight Committee will unveil that former President Joe Biden &ldquo;wasn&rsquo;t privy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3795116\/biden-team-wanted-him-sign-pardons-by-hand-not-autopen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">any of the clemency acts<\/a>&rdquo; completed during his administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that we are getting to a clearer picture from the Oversight Committee that they&rsquo;re going to be able to show that there were multiple occasions whenever senior aides contradicted themselves when they said that they believed Biden was fit to serve another four years, when, behind the scenes, they were scrambling and creating combinations for the fact that Biden was not looking good in public,&rdquo; Deese said Monday on The First on TV&rsquo;s <em>No Spin News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3820097\/house-gop-investigate-discord-github-reddit-twitch-extremist-posts\/\">House GOP wants Discord and others to disclose how extremist posts are handled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3819441\/house-judiciary-democrats-fbi-doj-evidence-homan-bribe\/\">House Judiciary Democrats ask FBI and DOJ for evidence of Homan bribe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3818993\/democrats-arizona-special-election-grijalva-epstein-vote-house\/\">Democrats gear up to win Arizona&rsquo;s special election and secure final Epstein vote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3142980&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=23b29e17bea465b24b5fdf2bde9560fe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The latest to testify to the committee was former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3814797\/biden-chief-of-staff-gave-most-damning-testimony-autopen-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">White House chief of staff Jeff Zients<\/a>. During a closed-door interview, Zients said Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >decision-making slowed&#038;rdquo<\/a>; during the final phase of his presidency. According to Deese, the committee&rsquo;s final report will likely reveal more of Biden&rsquo;s mental acuity while serving in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to show exactly that Biden didn&rsquo;t know everything that he was doing and be able to present a case that maybe he wasn&rsquo;t privy to any of the clemency acts that he was doing,&rdquo; Deese said. &ldquo;We know that he wasn&rsquo;t signing off on individual clemency acts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden set a record in presidential pardons, commutations, and clemencies affecting over 4,200 people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3814797\/biden-chief-of-staff-gave-most-damning-testimony-autopen-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S CHIEF OF STAFF GAVE MOST DAMNING TESTIMONY YET IN AUTOPEN PROBE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After leaving office, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3470049\/biden-autopen-defense-backfires-sparks-outrage\/\">confir<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3470049\/biden-autopen-defense-backfires-sparks-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">med <\/a>that he authorized the autopen. He claimed that he used the autopen, a machine that allows anyone to duplicate the signature of the commander in chief onto a document, due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292753\/nicole-malliotakis-biden-last-minute-pardons-telling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large number of clemencies<\/a> he granted.<\/p>\n<p>However, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469963\/biden-insists-he-made-every-clemency-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred <\/a>to the House Oversight Committee investigation into his autopen use as &ldquo;crazy&rdquo; and claimed that all Republican lawmakers who were questioning his cognitive decline were &ldquo;liars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deese: Oversight Committee exposes Biden aides&#8217; contradictions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2490079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[58059,62939,46155,32793],"class_list":["post-2490077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-aides","tag-kaelan-deese","tag-oversight-committee","tag-political-accountability"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072552280435.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490077","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490081,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490077\/revisions\/2490081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}