New information had added fuel to the debate over whether or not former President Joe Biden knew what was in signed documents coming out of the White House.
A report in the New York Post alleges that an unnamed Biden aide used an autopen to sign official documents without other aides knowing whether Biden actually approved the actions.
The report said that according to one of two unnamed former aides, the staff member in question would say he was doing what “the boss” wanted but no one dared ask if this was true.
“I feared no one as much as I feared that [staffer]. To me, [the staffer] basically was the president,” the person said. “No one ever questioned [the staffer]. Period.”
“Everyone” was suspicious the staffer was exceeding his authority, “but no one would actually say it,” the source said.
“I think [the aide] was using the autopen as standard and past protocol,” the source said, adding, “There is no clarity on who actually approved what — POTUS or [the aide].”
On January 19, Biden’s final day in office, all seven pardons he supposedly “signed” were executed using an autopen.
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