Biden says he made all clemency decisions amid autopen investigation

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00:00In a recent interview, former President Joe Biden confirmed he used an AutoPen,

00:04a device that replicates signatures to sign thousands of clemency orders during his final

00:09months in office. He insists, quote, I made every single one of those decisions, end quote.

00:13That includes pardons for nonviolent drug offenders, death row commutations,

00:17and even preemptive pardons for his family members and officials like Dr. Fauci and

00:21General Mark Milley. But now Republican lawmakers and the DOJ are investigating.

00:26They're asking, was Biden mentally fit to govern? And did staffers act without direct involvement?

00:31Investigators are combing through tens of thousands of White House emails flagged with

00:34terms like clemency and pardon. Now Biden says the AutoPen was used for practicality because

00:39there were so many documents. And yes, other presidents have used it too. But what do you

00:43think? Let us know in the comments and follow us here for more.