Biden defends autopen clemency decisions amid GOP criticism
TL;DR
Joe Biden denied claims that his aides acted without his knowledge when granting pardons and commutations, asserting he personally made all decisions and criticizing Republican claims about the use of autopen signatures, which he defended as legal and used by previous presidents including Trump and Obama.
- Biden denies White House aides granted clemency without his knowledge The Guardian
- Biden chief of staff reportedly gave approval for autopen pardons on final day in office Fox News
- Excerpts From The Times’s Interview With Biden on Clemency Decisions The New York Times
- Biden hits back at Trump, GOP over autopen criticism: ‘They’re liars’ Yahoo
- Biden defends frequent autopen use at end of term Axios
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