Former President Joe Biden’s signature, it seems, was more machine than man. A bombshell report from Power the Future, a nonprofit led by energy expert Daniel Turner, alleges that at least eight major climate and energy actions, including a January 6 offshore drilling ban and a March 2023 arctic drilling ban, were signed using an autopen, as Breitbart reports. This raises serious questions about who was calling the shots in the White House.
Turner’s group claims that Biden’s signature was mechanically reproduced on critical policies, bypassing the president’s approval. A March 2025 Heritage Foundation Oversight Project report found that every document bearing Biden’s signature during his presidency -- except the one that ended his reelection bid -- used the same autopen mark. If true, this suggests a systemic effort to rubber-stamp policies without Biden’s direct involvement.
Power the Future isn’t letting this slide quietly. The group fired off letters to the DOJ, EPA, DOI, DOE, and congressional oversight committees, demanding a probe into what Turner calls “criminal” impersonation of the president. His outrage is palpable, arguing that such actions aren’t just undemocratic -- they’re morally bankrupt.
“You know, I get so angry,” Turner told Matt Boyle, decrying the “evil” done to Americans whose livelihoods were crushed by these policies. He’s not wrong -- banning offshore drilling and arctic exploration kneecapped energy workers while progressives cheered. The idea that these moves were made without Biden’s full awareness is a gut punch to accountability.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) added fuel to the fire, claiming Biden was clueless about signing an executive order pausing liquified natural gas (LNG) exports in early 2024. Johnson’s anecdote paints a picture of a president sidelined by his staff. If Biden didn’t know, who was running the show?
CNN’s Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, in their exposé Original Sin, accused White House officials of hiding Biden’s declining mental health. One high-ranking administration secretary admitted to them that the Cabinet “didn’t have access” to Biden “for months.” This isn’t governance -- it’s a masquerade.
Turner argues the autopen scandal had deadly consequences. “When you ban the export of liquid natural gas,” he said, “we forced Russia to sell more to other countries.” By kneecapping U.S. energy exports, the White House indirectly fueled Russia’s war machine while Europe scrambled for gas through backchannels.
The process behind these autopen signatures is murky at best. Turner notes that someone drafted these orders, someone printed them, and someone operated the locked autopen machine. “The chief of staff had to know,” he insists, pointing to a chain of complicity that demands investigation.
Power the Future’s letter to House Oversight chair James Comer pulls no punches. “Congress deserves to know how or whether these executive actions were authorized,” it states. The implication is clear: unelected aides may have wielded presidential power without oversight.
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, now running for governor in blue-state New Mexico, is a case study in complicity, per Turner. He argues that if Haaland knew Biden wasn’t signing these orders but stayed silent because they aligned with her green agenda, she’s unfit for office. Her campaign’s focus on identity politics won’t erase that stain.
“She’ll probably eke out a win,” Turner predicts, but insists Haaland’s silence on Biden’s absence disqualifies her from leadership. He’s got a point -- voters deserve leaders who prioritize truth over power. Haaland’s green allies may have profited, but at what cost to integrity?
The LNG ban, Turner argues, was a political misstep Biden wouldn’t have made if he were in the loop. “A competent Biden would have never banned the sale of natural gas, trying to win Pennsylvania,” he told Boyle. This suggests a White House more focused on ideology than electoral strategy.
Turner’s call for investigation isn’t just about process -- it’s about justice. “These are really criminal, allegedly criminal acts,” he said, rejecting claims of presidential immunity for staffers. Impersonating the president to push policies with global consequences isn’t a minor oops -- it’s a betrayal of trust.
The White House’s strategy, per an unnamed Cabinet secretary, was to keep Biden’s interactions to a minimum. “There was clearly a deliberate strategy to have him meet with as few people as necessary,” they told Tapper and Thompson. This smells like a deliberate effort to shield a faltering leader while aides played puppet master.
Congress must act, and fast. Power the Future’s letters demand answers: Who authorized these autopen signatures? If Biden wasn’t in charge, the American people deserve to know who was, and they should face the music.
