Joe Biden wasn’t all there. Anyone could’ve looked and saw that.
But now a leaked report proves Biden’s pardons are fraud.
Disengaged Leadership: Biden’s Absence in Pardon Decisions
Newly uncovered documents expose President Joe Biden’s detachment from critical clemency decisions, with aides scrambling to create a paper trail suggesting his involvement in thousands of pardons and commutations signed by autopen in his final days. National Archives records reveal internal memos showing Biden’s team worked to portray him as the decision-maker, despite evidence he was largely uninvolved.
House Oversight Committee aides highlighted on social media, “Internal emails reveal Biden didn’t review thousands of pardons granted in his final days and even his own White House lawyers were scrambling for proof he approved them.”
This raises serious questions about the legitimacy of the process, particularly as Biden’s autopen signed off on clemency for felons, including violent offenders, without his direct oversight.
Questionable Pardons: Blanket Clemency and Political Favors
Biden’s administration issued over 4,200 pardons—more than any other president—using three autopen-signed warrants, including pre-emptive pardons for family members, Democratic allies, and anti-Trump Republicans involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Notably, a single warrant pardoned hundreds, including a murderer who killed a woman and her child to silence her testimony in a drug case.
Bradley Weinsheimer, Biden’s Associate Deputy Attorney General, flagged “highly problematic” language in this warrant, warning in a Jan. 18 email that vague wording could lead to unintended commutations for violent crimes.
The National Archives also found no records confirming Biden’s approval for commuting nearly all federal death sentences, fueling criticism from figures like Mike Howell of the Oversight Project, who told The Washington Times, “We’ve been right all along and do not mind being proven right again. Now is the time for actual accountability. There are death-row inmates with bad commutations who need to be taken care of, in addition to all the other political cronies with legally void pardons.”
Cover-Up Efforts: Aides Manufacture Biden’s Involvement
As Biden’s term neared its end, White House staffers worked to obscure his lack of involvement.
On Jan. 16, days before leaving office, White House staff secretary Stef Feldman emailed aides, including Tyeesha Dixson, demanding an email chain from Deputy Assistant Rosa Po to confirm Biden’s sign-off on the autopen-signed documents.
Dixson forwarded the request to Michael Posada, noting, “He [Mr. Biden] doesn’t review the warrants.” Emails exchanged late at night—after Biden typically ended his workday—resulted in a crafted “blurb” to suggest Biden’s approval.
The National Archives confirmed no records exist showing Biden attended any of four key clemency meetings. Despite Biden’s claims to The New York Times that he authorized all warrants and set standards for commutations, his chief of staff, Jeff Zients, gave the final approval.
The only exception was Hunter Biden’s pardon for felony gun and tax evasion charges, which Biden personally signed, covering a decade of potential wrongdoing.
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer stated, “New internal emails reveal Joe Biden’s sweeping pardons sparked concern inside the Biden West Wing and Department of Justice over whether his wishes were followed. It’s unclear if Joe Biden himself was even consulted before THOUSANDS of pardons went out.”
