House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) is turning up the heat on Biden’s inner circle. On Wednesday, he fired off letters demanding interviews with five former senior advisors to investigate the Biden White House’s use of an autopen for signing presidential pardons, as Just the New reports. This probe smells like a cover-up, and Comer’s not buying the left’s excuses.
Comer’s investigation targets the use of an autopen to sign 32 of 51 pardon and clemency orders during the last administration, affecting roughly 4200 people. The letters went to Michael Donilon, Anita Dunn, Ron Klain, Bruce Reed, and Steve Ricchetti, all heavyweights in Biden’s administration. If they dodge these interviews, it’s another red flag that the progressive machine is hiding something.
The Oversight Project’s Kyle Brosnan spilled the beans on the John Solomon Reports podcast, revealing the probe’s focus on pardons, clemency, and executive orders. “The power of the pardon rests only with the president,” Brosnan said. However, when an autopen is responsible for the signature, it raises questions about who is really calling the shots.
Comer’s letters pull no punches, demanding that these advisors testify about Biden’s cognitive state and White House operations. “The American people deserve full transparency,” Comer declared. Yet the left will likely spin this as a partisan witch hunt, ignoring the constitutional weight of a president’s signature.
The investigation, ongoing for months, zeroes in on the 32 autopen-signed warrants. Some were even signed while Biden was in Washington, D.C., not gallivanting abroad. This isn’t just sloppy paperwork -- it’s a potential abdication of presidential duty.
Brosnan noted that over half of the analyzed clemency orders used an autopen. “It begs a whole bunch of questions,” he said, pointing to the Constitution’s clear delegation of pardon power. The progressive elite might shrug, but this smells like a deliberate sidestep of accountability.
The five advisors -- Donilon, Dunn, Klain, Reed, and Ricchetti -- were eyewitnesses to Biden’s condition, Comer insists. “They must provide truthful answers about who was calling the shots,” he said. If they stonewall, it’ll only fuel suspicions of a broader cover-up.
The Biden White House issued 51 warrants, commuting or pardoning thousands. Yet 32 of them lacked Biden’s hand-signed approval, a fact that for many undermines their legitimacy. The left’s obsession with efficiency shouldn’t trump constitutional clarity.
Comer’s probe isn’t just about autopens -- it’s about trust in leadership. “The cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline is one of the greatest scandals,” he charged. Hyperbole? Maybe, but the autopen fiasco doesn’t exactly scream competence.
Brosnan’s podcast remarks cut to the core: a president’s signature proves he’s exercising his exclusive power. An autopen muddles that certainty, especially when used so frequently. The Biden team’s nonchalance about this is a slap in the face to the Constitution.
Some clemency warrants were autopen-signed while Biden was in D.C., Brosnan underscored. If the president was in town, why not sign them himself? It’s a question the left will dodge with their usual sanctimonious deflections.
Comer’s demand for interviews is a bold move to peel back the curtain. These advisors, steeped in Biden’s daily operations, know the truth about the autopen’s use. Their silence would speak louder than any press release.
The investigation’s findings so far -- that 32 of 51 warrants were autopen-signed -- are damning enough. The Biden White House’s reliance on a machine for such a sacred duty reeks of laziness or worse. Voters deserve to know if their president was fully in charge.
Comer’s letters signal a refusal to let this slide. “These advisors were eyewitnesses to Biden’s condition,” he said, and their testimony could blow the lid off this scandal. The progressive media will cry foul, but accountability isn’t optional.
The autopen saga is more than a bureaucratic blip -- it’s a test of constitutional integrity. If Biden’s team thinks they can brush this off, they’re underestimating Comer’s resolve and the public’s demand for truth. The House Oversight Committee’s probe is just getting started, and the left’s playbook of denial won’t hold up much longer.
