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Biden has strenuously denied he was unaware of his administration’s actions, calling such claims “ridiculous and false.”
Former first son Hunter Biden is claiming that his father only pardoned him because Donald Trump reclaimed the presidency in November 2024 — and “would not have” done so under
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Biden’s autopen pardons are null and void due to ‘mental decline’, House Oversight Committee says
Republican-led panel claims former president’s ‘cognitive decline’ was so severe he may not have been aware what he was signing and his clemency orders are therefore ‘null and void’ and should be revi
The report also targeted former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who invoked the Fifth Amendment in his deposition, answering only to provide his name. Comer is now asking the D.C. Health Board of Medicine to review O’Connor’s actions and “potentially bar him from practicing medicine.”
The House oversight committee, under its Republican chairman, James Comer, has been a citadel of so much partisan hackery that it’s tempting to dismiss its recent report on President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to grant pardons and commutations during his final days in office.
Rep. Comer calls for Biden pardons to be declared "null and void," pointing to a House GOP investigation that suggests inconsistent autopen use and lack of presidential oversight.
The GOP majority report criticized Biden's autopen use, but did not offer clear evidence that aides conspired to enact policies without his knowledge.
House Republicans are calling on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen, an effort they hope will unwind various actions taken by former President Biden.
People familiar with pardon discussions told NBC News that top White House officials became concerned about attempts from outsiders to profit from the clemency process.