House oversight committee claims some of Biden’s autopen pardons are invalid

[JGalt]

It's a House of Cards that Trumpybear built. Republicans and Democrats working together through dialog, finding consensus, and working for compromise, built the worlds greatest superpower since the end of WWII. That era seems to be over.

You mean judges like Kacsmaryk in Texas who tried outlawed the abortion pill in a nationwide injunction?

You can't blame Trump. Republicans and Democrats haven't worked together since the 1980's.

 

[Cassandro]

What about Ford's pardon of Nixon?

That was also unconstitutional, and probably cost Ford the 1976 election.

 

[BlindBoo]

You can't blame Trump. Republicans and Democrats haven't worked together since the 1980's.

I disagree. GHWB made the tax compromise that probably cost him the election in 1992. The aumf against Iraq for invading Kuwait would never have passed without bipartisan support. Clinton had to work with Newt to balance the budget. Everybody was behind GWB after 9-11 but before they morphed that effort into support for the the invasion and occupation of Iraq. But he still had plenty of support among the war hawk democrats. Domestic bipartisanship ended in GWB's last term. Foreign policy cooperation supporting our leadership role in the free world began unraveling under Trump 1. Biden brought some of it back. Now Benedict is showing the world that we are an illiberal democracy with only one man in one party trying to call all the shots.

I can also blame the spineless Neo-GOP in Congress as well.

 

[Doc7505]

The Presidential Pardon is an ABSOLUTE grant of power provided by the Constitution, as evidenced by Trump and the January 6th terrorists. The report is worth less than nothing and the DOJ CAN DO NOTHING.

While I firmly believe the Pardon power should not be granted to the Executive, it is.

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Only if the pardon was personally signed by the president not by "auto-pen".
Please note that Joey B. personally signed off on Hunter's and the Biden family's pardons.
Now why would that be singerly done and not the rest of the estimated thousand or more pardons and commutations.

 

[Doc7505]

I disagree. GHWB made the tax compromise that probably cost him the election in 1992. The aumf against Iraq for invading Kuwait would never have passed without bipartisan support. Clinton had to work with Newt to balance the budget. Everybody was behind GWB after 9-11 but before they morphed that effort into support for the the invasion and occupation of Iraq. But he still had plenty of support among the war hawk democrats. Domestic bipartisanship ended in GWB's last term. Foreign policy cooperation supporting our leadership role in the free world began unraveling under Trump 1. Biden brought some of it back. Now Benedict is showing the world that we are an illiberal democracy with only one man in one party trying to call all the shots.

I can also blame the spineless Neo-GOP in Congress as well.

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Except for the fact that Biden was not in charge and his handlers were the titular chiefs making the decisions that were poor and ill advised.

 

[Zincwarrior]

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Only if the pardon was personally signed by the president not by "auto-pen".

A signed pardon is NOT REQUIRED under the Constitution. Biden could waive his finger and say "I pardon you."

Also you're telling me Trump personally signed pardons for all the J 6 rioters? Come on man!

 

[ColonelAngus]

Intestesting.

Lefties do not believe their lying eyes.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Biden was always sharp as a GINSU KNIFE.

 

[Marener]

That's cool. It means we can undo Trump's pardons in the future too.

Which is important because he pardons all his corrupt cronies. He's going to pardon so many people on his way out of office because they all committed crimes for him.

 

[Zincwarrior]

House Oversight Committee deems some of Biden’s autopen orders ‘invalid,’ asks DOJ to investigate

The findings come after a monthslong probe into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen for executive decisions and pardons.

justthenews.com

“The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday published its final report on its investigation into the Biden’s administration’s use of an autopen, concluding that at least some of the president’s orders were invalid and calling on the Justice Department to investigate.”

This is not a big surprise. Blanket autopen pardons are a joke. The man was too senile to run for a 2 nd term…yet his autopen blanket pardons are considered VALID?

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Those autopen blanket pardons are a joke and should all be invalidated.

Report actually notes the Secretary received the signed decision cards back from the President for executive decisions and verified the signature. Page 82.

https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2025-10/The%20Biden%20Autopen%20Presidency%20Decline%2C%20Delusion%2C%20and%20Deception%20in%20the%20White%20House%202025.10.24.pdf-1.pdf

Neera Tanden (June 24, 2025)Q. So, from the time that the decision book, the decisionmemo, the decision card leaves you and then comes backto you, it was a bit of a black box. You're not involved inthat middle portion very often when the President isreviewing the book, reviewing the card, reviewing thememo.A. No. But I looked at each memo that I received back to ensurethat it had the President's signature.398

 

[ColonelAngus]

Fauci killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Most prolific serial killer in history.

BAT SOUP?

 

[busybee01]

House Oversight Committee deems some of Biden’s autopen orders ‘invalid,’ asks DOJ to investigate

The findings come after a monthslong probe into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen for executive decisions and pardons.

justthenews.com

“The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday published its final report on its investigation into the Biden’s administration’s use of an autopen, concluding that at least some of the president’s orders were invalid and calling on the Justice Department to investigate.”

This is not a big surprise. Blanket autopen pardons are a joke. The man was too senile to run for a 2 nd term…yet his autopen blanket pardons are considered VALID?

Signing Legal Documents with Dementia: Family Guide

Learn how dementia affects legal capacity, when a senior can still sign documents, and what families need to know about protecting rights and making decisions.

seniorsafetyadvice.com

• Capacity Is Key: Signing is valid only if the person understands what the document means at the time.
• Fluctuating Ability: Dementia affects cognition differently day to day, capacity must be assessed in the moment.
• Types of Documents: Contracts, wills, or powers of attorney require varying levels of legal understanding.
• Professional Evaluation: Doctors, attorneys, or notaries may need to confirm decision-making capacity.
• Legal Challenges: Documents signed without proper capacity can be contested or invalidated later.
• Plan Early: Setting up powers of attorney, trusts, and advance directives early reduces risk of disputes.

Those autopen blanket pardons are a joke and should all be invalidated.

The House Oversight Committee is a joke. This is science fiction and little else. The Constitution does not state how the pardons have to be done. These pardons were lawfully issued. To overturn them would be a act of sedition.

 

[busybee01]

I think the BLANKET pardons were created by the Biden administration.

I thought previous pardons were for unfair convictions…not anything they may have done during the entire Biden term.

That shit is bizarre.

If lefties support autopen blanket pardons, they WOULD HAVE NO ISSUES WITH TRUMP GIVING BLANKET PARDONS TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF HIS ADMINISTRATION.

Lefties, you wont cry about that if it happens….right?

There is a huge difference. We are now seeing the DOJ used to go after political enemies. None pf these charges have any basis in reality.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Fauci killed hundreds of thousands of people.

Most prolific serial killer in history.

BAT SOUP?

Fauci? Wrong thread I think.

 

[Zincwarrior]

The House Oversight Committee is a joke. This is science fiction and little else. The Constitution does not state how the pardons have to be done. These pardons were lawfully issued. To overturn them would be a act of sedition.

As noted the secretary received the correct signed decision cards and verified the signature. Could controls be better? Controls can always be better. But that does not impact the OP.

 

[Care4all]

Only if the pardon was personally signed by the president not by "auto-pen".

Huh? Where does any law, say that? The auto pen, is the president's signature, under our laws....

 

[Zincwarrior]

Huh? Where does any law, say that? The auto pen, is the president's signature, under our laws....

Indeed. More importantly, the CONSTITUTION doesn't require it.

 

[whitehall]

How could they be valid if old mental impaired Joe didn't actually sign them? Congress people are supposed to be smart but if they can't find the one who signed the pardons they are freaking idiots.

 

[BackAgain]

Well how about they un-pardon them so we can go after them? They've obviously committed crimes, otherwise they wouldn't have been preemptively pardoned.

The answer would seem to be to simply proceed with any warranted prosecution of an allegedly “pardoned” individual and let the defendant then interpose the alleged pardon as a defense to being prosecuted.

It will be entertained by the trial (District) court very early on. Supposing that the trial court says, “the case is dismissed because the defendant had been ‘pardoned,’” then the Government would have to take an appeal.

Assuming the appeal falls on deaf ears at the circuit court (which sure seems likely), the next appeal would most likely be to the SCOTUS.

Who knows what the SCOTUS might then determine? Clearly, this would be very much a case “of first impression.”

But, I suspect this is the only route available to find out if a demented President’s issuance of a Presidential “pardon” by way of an autopen is to be given any weight by the judicial system.

 

[Care4all]

What about it?

It was not autopen and it was for a specific crime.

Compare that pardon to a BLANKET AUTOPEN PARDON OF FAUCI, HUNTER BIDEN, MAYORKAS….

Interesting you have to go back to the early 1970s to cry, 50 years ago.

The Nixon pardon was a blanket pardon for any and all crimes against the U.S., known and unknown, committed during the years of his Presidency...