The Trump administration is limiting the use of the autopen in the Oval Office, as another report claimed abuse of the instrument during the Biden administration.
A former Biden aide said that a key staffer was suspected of unilaterally making decisions to sign documents as former President Joe Biden's cognitive abilities decreased. The aide said others in the administration questioned the staffer's use of the autopen appropriately but would not speak out because of the culture in the White House was not to ask questions.
'If they’re not carrying out the president’s will, it’s a huge issue — it’s criminal.'
The controversy over the autopen has received increased scrutiny after the Oversight Project of the Heritage Foundation posted evidence of the overuse of the instrument under Biden. The group posted a video showing suspected autopen signatures on six pardons from Biden's last day in office, as well as one autopen use while he was on vacation.