Biden granted his most debatable pardon among the limited handwritten ones during his final amnesty spree.
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Our web host, Jesse Watters, shares his stance on the ongoing investigation into former President Joe Biden's alleged reliance on an 'autopen' for critical signatures, as detailed in Jesse Watters Primetime.
As the curtains draw on Joe Biden's presidency, only one hand-signed pardon was bestowed - a decision that stirred controversy due to its nature.
The Department of Justice is now poring over the list of individuals granted clemency by Biden, which comes as questions mount about his use of an autopen for document signing, and concerns over his mental well-being in his final days as commander-in-chief.
In a bid to clear past chits, Biden used his final weeks in office to grant clemency and pardon more than 1,500 individuals, a record-breaking act of leniency by a U.S. president.
DRUMROLL FOR BIDEN'S SCANDALOUS SIGNATURES
The 'autopen' allegations cast a lingering shadow over Biden's pardons, including preemptive clemency for family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and House committee examining January 6th events. Ironically, one of the only pardons Biden personally inked was for his son, Hunter.
Biden granted his son, Hunter, a pardon in December 2024, contradicting months of assurances to the public that he would not do so. A convicted felon on three gun charges and charged with federal tax crimes, Hunter Biden had somehow swindled his way into the president's mercy.
Before his trial, Hunter entered a surprise guilty plea.
In a dramatic turn, Biden declared a blanket pardon that shielded any offenses against the U.S. committed by Hunter from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024.
"From the moment I assumed office, I pledged not to interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making, and I made good on that promise even as I watched my son being targeted unfairly. There has been an effort to break Hunter, who has been in sobriety for more than five years, and in turn, try to break me. Enough is enough."
However, Biden's actions faced criticism, with special counsel David Weiss branding the move as "wrong" and "unfairly" maligning justice department officials.
Weiss, in a scathing report, condemned the president's decision to pardon and the misleading press release, which "criticized the prosecution of his son as 'selective,' 'unfair,' 'infected' by 'raw politics' and a 'miscarriage of justice.'"
Former President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. (Image Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
*FLASHBACK: WHEN WEISS UNZIPPED THE BIDEN CASE*
"I hope Americans will understand why a father and president would make this decision."
Meanwhile, the autopen investigation heats up, with Attorney General Pam Bondi taking the reins.
President Donald Trump directed Bondi to look into the possibility of collusion between certain Biden associates, who may have duped the public about his cognitive status while simultaneously exercising his presidential powers through an autopen.
In a Wednesday memo, Trump underscored the immense power and responsibility vested in a president's signature. From binding laws and policy formations to the liberation of inmates, a president's signature wields considerable clout.
"In recent months, it's become shockingly apparent that former President Biden's aides exploited the power of presidential signatures using an autopen to cover up Biden's apparent cognitive decline and wield the executive power. This covert operation constitutes one of the most dangerous and disturbing scandals in American history."
Trump asserted that the autopen abuse could have potentially invalidated significant executive actions, notably pardons and judicial appointments, and that Biden's mental decline was exacerbated in private, with his team actively working to hide it from the public eye.
"We'll be keeping a keen eye on this explosive development, and we'll bring you the latest updates," added Jesse Watters.
Our digital team's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for our digital outlet.
- The investigation into former President Joe Biden's alleged use of an autopen for critical signatures, including pardons and other executive actions, has raised concerns about policy-and-legislation, politics, and war-and-conflicts, as it questions the legitimacy of decisions made in his final days as commander-in-chief.
- The ongoing autopen investigation, initiated by Attorney General Pam Bondi at the request of President Donald Trump, has shed light on the potential misuse of presidential signatures in policy-and-legislation, politics, and general-news, with the possibility of covering up Biden's apparent cognitive decline and invalidating significant executive actions, such as pardons and judicial appointments.
