President Trump's administration has opened an investigation into whether Joe Biden 'was competent' when he used an autopen to issue lame duck pardons to family members and death row inmates.
Ed Martin - Trump's ultra-MAGA pardon attorney - said the Justice Department has been directed to investigate clemency granted by Biden in the waning days of his presidency, including the December pardon of his troubled son Hunter.
Martin's unprecedented probe was revealed in a Monday email to staffers that was obtained by Reuters.
The attorney said the investigation involves whether Biden 'was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of AutoPen or other means.'
An autopen is a device used to automatically affix a signature to a document.
Trump and his supporters have made a variety of claims that Biden's use of the device while president invalidated his actions or suggested that he was not fully aware of these actions.
Poster Comment:
In 2005, the Department of Justice said auto pens are fine for administrative documents, but NOT FOR PARDONS.