Over the last 48 hours, there has been a lot of talk about the latest Biden administration scandal to emerge: his numerous pardons, including those of Liz Cheney and Anthony Fauci. We mentioned this previously here and here.
It's bad news for Biden, but even worse news for the high-profile recipients of those pardons, because those pardons might not be valid.
But NBC News, ever the propagandists for the DNC, think they've put an end to this case with the lamest 'gotcha' this writer has ever seen.
Behold:
The House Oversight Committee chair used a digital signature to send out letters and subpoena notices related to the Biden autopen investigation. https://t.co/Worzea6MN6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 15, 2025
Seriously?
SERIOUSLY?!
Here's what Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona write:
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has been leading the probe into Joe Biden’s cognitive state during his presidency, with Republicans alleging that Biden's occasional use of an “autopen” to sign documents — a practice other presidents have done as well — demonstrated that he wasn’t fully in control or aware of what his administration was doing.
But documents show that some of the letters and subpoena notices Comer has sent out in connection to his investigation have been signed using a digital signature — not written by the congressman himself.
Trump and his allies have repeatedly pushed the autopen theory to undermine Biden and his policies. In June, Trump ordered an investigation into the matter and said it was “one of the most dangerous and concerning scandals in American history.” Biden has denied the allegations, calling them “ridiculous and false.”
We do not despise the media enough.
The question is not about the use of autopen, per se, but whether Biden authorized, consented to, and was aware of who was being pardoned (or if staffers were making those decisions). Only Biden, as president, had the Constitutional authority to do so.
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Nobles and Zanona (and their editors) should be fired for failing to understand this basic Constitutional concept. And if they do understand it, they should be fired for journalistic malpractice.
This writer has an English degree and a nursing degree, and even she gets it.
The fact that NBC News doesn’t know that this is an apples-to-oranges comparison is a HUGE problem.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 15, 2025
This isn’t journalism; this is a shameless effort to launder Democrat talking points.
They're not journalists. They're stenographers.
You're either being disingenuous you're an idiot. I'm thinking a little bit of both... pic.twitter.com/jLWIPtXx8C
— Oscar Von Reuenthal (@OscarVReuenthal) July 15, 2025
Both is good.
This is hilarious. Even for this ridiculous outlet.
— The Dank Knight 🦇 (@capeandcowell) July 15, 2025
People with souls would be embarrassed of this
They're journalists for NBC News. They sold their souls for the byline.
This why people hate you.
— Queen Velvet (@TMIWITW) July 15, 2025
Yes, it is.
OK - we'll make a deal --- the House Oversight Letters AND all the Biden pardons are both null and void
— Bill Speros (@billsperos) July 15, 2025
Works for us.
Needz autopin storiez https://t.co/fjPRegP6IL pic.twitter.com/LWZLAwnOUW
— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) July 15, 2025
This writer laughed. Hard.
Yes, using an autopen for cover letters and routine forms is not in question. https://t.co/AFBJv2oEgS
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) July 15, 2025
Not even remotely in question.
And we bet if we asked Comer about it, he'd recall doing so.
Biden? Not so much.
The issue isn't whether a digital signature is sufficient. The issue is whether the pardon power was exercised by the only person with that power. Stop being stupid. https://t.co/naLcpLRE4h
— Boo (@IzaBooboo) July 15, 2025
They cannot stop being stupid. It's in their DNA.
Periodic reminder that you are physically incapable of hating the media as much as they deserve to be hated. https://t.co/ljuSn3052i
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 15, 2025
We do not have the capacity to hate them as much as we should.
Guys, the issue isn't the *use* of an autopen. Everyone uses autopens. The issue is that the chief executive had no idea what was going on, and he was the leader of the free world. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. https://t.co/QT3zUqjm6a
— Sarah Smith (@Hale_Storm) July 15, 2025
Well said.
Needed this laugh today https://t.co/ZgctIqVXli
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 15, 2025
We're all laughing at you, NBC 'News.'
Great job.
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