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Politics : President Joe Biden
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To: Thomas M. who wrote (12083)3/18/2025 10:30:03 AM
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Some insights on autopen - I had custody of one as an Aide de Camp (Generals Aide):

These function and are setup to run off of a common access card (CAC). Generally they are assigned to an individual or an office with certain authorities proscribed in writing prior to use. For example use of an auto-pen could be authorized to sign birthday cards.

The key is these authorities need to be approved by the signature authority prior to utilization, whether for blanket usage or one off scenarios. “The autopen is generally used for routine or authorized tasks.”

Use of an auto-pen is then logged electronically and physically into a logbook. Which in my case was subject to audit at anytime and I would review monthly with the Signature Authority or another representative from the Command.

The point in all of this is that it is highly unlikely pardons were authorized to be given via autopen. It is also unlikely that a review or decision took place that involved President Biden. The Biden Administration itself was prone to act out of step with the President and on multiple occasions missed basic details such as autopen usage.

In the case of these pardons, an accompanying authorization from President Biden should have been readily available and an audit log of who used the auto-pen. The fact that these Pardons were literally being released as Biden was engaged in face to face meetings represent a last act of desperation by his handlers to cover their tracks.

If someone used it without Biden’s authority, that would represent a breach of ethics (and likely the law). An Autopen would not hold up to legal scrutiny.

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Tom
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