Deadline looms for ex-Biden aides to comply with GOP autopen investigation
Five former aides to President Joe Biden are facing the threat of subpoena ahead of a Thursday evening deadline to comply with a widening autopen investigation launched by House Republicans.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is leading the investigation into whether Biden personally approved controversial last-minute executive actions, especially a series of preemptive pardons, using a mechanical signature device known as an autopen.
His delegation of authority has fueled GOP claims that unelected officials effectively ran the presidency behind the scenes amid new claims of a White House cover-up into Biden's mental acuity.
“The American people deserve to know who was calling the shots,” Comer said last week, adding that his committee stands ready to escalate if cooperation isn’t forthcoming.
While the autopen has long been legal, Republicans argue it becomes constitutionally questionable if the president didn’t authorize its use personally. A Biden spokesperson has previously pushed back on reporting about his mental acuity, telling the press that "evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity."
Four out of the five former Biden White House officials tapped for congressional interviews have made initial contact with the committee via their lawyers since the chairman sent his letters on May 22, a source familiar with the panel's work told the Washington Examiner.
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