Auto-Pen Controversy

Trump administration blocks Biden's bid to hide autopen records

Another political storm is brewing as the Trump administration just slammed the brakes on former President Joe Biden’s attempt to shield controversial documents tied to his administration’s use of an autopen.

The crux of this saga is the Trump administration’s rejection on Tuesday of Biden’s request for executive privilege to protect records that Congress is itching to scrutinize over allegations of autopen misuse on official documents, as Fox News reports.

Let’s rewind to the start of this paper trail, when concerns over Biden’s mental sharpness began bubbling up among conservatives, long before any public admission from media or Democratic allies.

Fast forward to June, when the Senate Judiciary held a hearing with the eyebrow-raising title "Unfit to Serve," digging into whether Biden’s team obscured his capacity to lead.

By Oct 1, Biden fired off a letter to the National Archives, asserting executive privilege over specific documents, claiming their release could harm the presidency’s ability to function candidly.

"I am concerned that disclosure of these materials would damage important institutional interests of the Presidency," Biden wrote in his letter to NARA.

But let’s be real -- hiding behind privilege starts to look like dodging accountability when Congress is already knee-deep in investigating potential misuse of a signature machine.

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