The House Oversight Committee dropped a bombshell this week, and it’s got Washington squirming.
Republicans on the committee say a bunch of Joe Biden’s late-term pardons and executive actions were signed by an autopen – a machine that copies his signature.
They’re now asking the Justice Department to dig into whether those actions are valid.
BREAKING – The House Oversight Committee has declared all of Joe Biden’s autopen pardons and executive actions null and void, releasing a 100-page report calling on the DOJ to launch a full investigation into the legality of Biden’s pardons and executive actions. pic.twitter.com/QRa1xnByFM
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) October 28, 2025
Democrats are calling it a political stunt. They insist the president approved everything personally and that the autopen is just a tool.
Sure. Just like parents “personally approve” every Amazon purchase their 6 year old makes with a saved card.
The Heart of the Issue
The autopen itself isn’t new.
Presidents going back decades, including Obama and George W. Bush, have used it for routine stuff like signing letters or bills when they’re out of town.
But pardons are different.
The Constitution says only the president can issue them, which means there has to be intent – a conscious, personal decision.
If Biden’s staff were churning out pardons without his active involvement, that’s not just sloppy. That’s potentially unconstitutional.
And that’s what the Oversight report argues: that Biden’s aides, aware of his declining mental state, used the autopen to push through official actions in late 2024 and early 2025.
If true, it’s not just embarrassing. It’s historic. The first time a president’s mental capacity could void his own official acts.
Accountability Isn’t Partisan
Conservatives have been saying for years that Biden wasn’t really running the show.
After that disastrous 2024 debate, even his own party started whispering about “the decline.”
This report feels like vindication; proof that the folks calling the shots weren’t elected and maybe weren’t even honest about what was happening.
It also hits on something deeper: accountability.
If a president can “sign” life-changing orders while unaware of what’s on the page, what’s the point of elections?
We don’t elect the autopen operator. We elect the president.
And while Democrats call the report “partisan,” conservatives see it as long-overdue oversight.
If the Justice Department finds those pardons were machine-signed without real consent, they could be tossed out.
That includes some controversial cases involving January 6th defendants and political allies.
You can almost hear the panic setting in at MSNBC.
What Happens in D.C. Doesn’t Stay There
Federal executive orders and pardons ripple into state policy all the time – especially when they affect law enforcement priorities, criminal justice grants, or immigration enforcement.
Nevada’s sheriffs and AG’s office rely on clarity from Washington. If the feds are in chaos, that trickles down fast.
Plus, this fight cuts to the heart of what a lot of Nevadans already believe: too much power in D.C., not enough honesty about who’s really making the calls.
A Machine Can’t Take Responsibility. A President Must.
The Oversight Committee can’t overturn anything on its own.
But they can force sunlight, and that’s what we need more of when dealing with a shadowy government.
If the DOJ takes this seriously, we could see a real court test over how far a president’s authority stretches when a machine is doing the signing.
And if Biden’s team truly used the autopen as a cover for his decline, that’s not “routine procedure.”
That’s fraud on the American people.
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