Overview

• House Oversight Committee, led by Chairman James Comer, is issuing new subpoenas to former Biden aides to investigate autopen use and decision-making authority during his presidency.
• DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin disclosed ongoing whistleblower interviews, alleging that senior Biden staffers acted as 'gatekeepers' to the autopen and profited from its use.
• Legal precedent affirms autopen signatures as valid, but critics argue its application to executive orders and pardons raises constitutional concerns.
• The scrutiny follows revelations about Biden’s cognitive fitness and prostate cancer diagnosis, along with a new book and leaked interview audio raising further questions.
• Donald Trump and GOP leaders claim Biden’s cognitive decline allowed unelected aides to control key decisions, framing the issue as a broader abuse of executive power.