CASE CLOSED: DOJ Makes Final Decision On Joe Biden’s Auto-Pen Investigation
This is highly disappointing.
The Department of Justice has quietly wrapped up its investigation into Joe Biden’s use of an autopen.
And the result?
Nothing!
No, I’m not being facetious.
The Department of Justice, after conducting an investigation into Biden staffers using an autopen for Executive Orders, pardons, and other presidential activities, failed to garner enough evidence that the aides broke any laws.
The Washington Examiner had more on the DOJ’s decision:
The Department of Justice has quietly closed an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign official documents, according to a source familiar with the matter.
DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin, the former “weaponization” czar, opened the investigation while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The inquiry examined whether aides may have used the signature device without Biden’s full knowledge or authorization as his cognitive abilities declined late in his presidency.
The New York Times reported the development, saying the matter concerned whether Biden and his aides broke any laws using the autopen to sign presidential documents. The inquiry was later wound down under Jeanine Pirro, the current U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
The outlet also noted the autopen case was never presented to a grand jury, underscoring the difficulty prosecutors faced in pursuing a criminal case over the issue.
Pirro’s office is expected to release additional information about the matter in the near future, a source told the Washington Examiner. A spokesperson for the DOJ did not respond to a request for comment, nor did a spokesman for Pirro’s office.
Trump ordered a sweeping review of Biden’s use of an autopen in June, directing the DOJ to investigate whether aides used the device to conceal what he described as Biden’s “cognitive decline.” Trump has repeatedly claimed that some executive orders signed with an autopen should be considered invalid.
Trump has notably replaced Joe Biden’s portrait at the White House with the auto-pen that was used by staffers.
Take a look:
🚨 LMFAO! President Trump is currently giving the Saudi Crown Prince a tour of the White House, and they stopped to see the Joe Biden Autopen portrait in the Presidential Walk of Fame
47’s so proud of this 🤣 pic.twitter.com/jhmoHC4J1E
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 18, 2025
NBC News provided quotes from Biden regarding the investigation:
It’s unclear how often Biden used an autopen, as there is no official government record of when it is used. In a statement in June, Biden responded to Trump’s claims, saying, “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency.”
“I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations,” he said in the statement. “Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
Biden’s use of the autopen was investigated as Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate a number of his political foes since he returned to office.
What’s your take?
