Posted on 07/14/2025 9:46:45 AM PDT by simpson96
A report released Sunday in The New York Times reveals multiple pardons handed out in the final weeks of President Joe Biden’s presidency were signed by an autopen—some lacking Biden’s final authorization. (snip)
The Times claims internal emails “show that the Biden White House had a process to establish that Mr. Biden had orally made decisions in meetings before the staff secretary, Stefanie Feldman, who managed use of the autopen, would have clemency records put through the signing device.”
But then comes the line that seemingly undercuts the entire narrative being peddled by The Times:
“Mr. Biden did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large numbers of people, he and aides confirmed. Rather, after extensive discussion of different possible criteria, he signed off on the standards he wanted to be used to determine which convicts would qualify for a reduction in sentence,” The Times’ Charlie Savage and Tyler Pager wrote.
According to the report citing an aide, however, “small changes to the list” kept occurring after Biden “signed off,” and so, “Rather than ask Mr. Biden to keep signing revised versions, his staff waited and then ran the final version through the autopen, which they saw as a routine procedure.”(snip)
In reality, The Times offers no tangible proof that Biden personally approved anything at all. Every detail hangs on either Biden’s word, emails saying it happened or secondhand spin from anonymous aides still clearly desperate to convince the public the president was in charge. (snip)
The report comes just weeks after Neera Tanden, former head of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council, admitted before the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door hearing that she authorized autopen signatures on documents without knowing who issued the final approval, according to Fox News. Tanden reportedly rarely interacted with Biden.
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
Never any repercussions for Biden’s criminal activity.
Pedo Pete gave Shiffty a pardon for his crimes. What crimes?
He’s been pardoned. Biden said he approved all pardons and commutations.
The judge has no constitutional authority to second guess Biden’s statement.
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/71/333/
...9. The power of pardon conferred by the Constitution upon the President is unlimited except in cases of impeachment.
It extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment.
The power is not subject to legislative control.
10. A pardon reaches the punishment prescribed for an offence and the guilt of the offender. If granted before conviction, it prevents any of the penalties and disabilities consequent upon conviction from attaching; if granted after conviction, it removes the penalties and disabilities and restores him to all his civil rights. It gives him a new credit and capacity.
There is only this limitation to its operation: it does not restore offices forfeited, or property of interests vested in others in consequence of the conviction and judgment...
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