Justice Department autopen investigation isnât over yet, official says | CNN Politics
The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official. Biden is not under investigation himself, the official said, as he is afforded broad protection under the Supreme Courtâs 2024 decision granting presidentsâ immunity for actions taken as part of their official duties while in office. But prosecutors are looking at whether any of the former presidentâs aides may have used the autopen for actions beyond those authorized by Biden in the waning months of his administration. The official declined to say which criminal statute may have been violated. The autopen investigation is one of several run by the Justice Department that addresses a complaint from Donald Trump himself, in this case that Bidenâs sweeping pardons signed in the last several months he was in office were not valid because he didnât have the mental capacity to knowingly sign off. âI donât think itâs the view of smart people in the room that the president cannot use the autopenâ for pardons, the official said, adding that presidential pardon powers are virtually limi
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