{"id":785,"date":"2025-07-10T01:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=785"},"modified":"2025-07-10T01:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:47:01","slug":"trumps-doj-announces-important-news-about-bidens-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=785","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s DOJ Announces Important News About Biden\u2019s Pardons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A senior official from former President Donald Trump\u2019s Department of Justice has notified colleagues that he\u2019s been asked to investigate clemency decisions made by President Joe Biden during his final days in office\u2014specifically those involving family members and federal death row inmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed Martin, the DOJ\u2019s pardon attorney, said in an email obtained by Reuters<\/em> that the probe is looking into whether President Biden was mentally competent at the time and whether others may have exploited his authority\u2014possibly through the use of an autopen or similar means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An autopen is a device that replicates a person\u2019s signature, and Trump and his allies have frequently pushed the unfounded claim that Biden\u2019s use of it invalidates certain presidential actions or indicates he wasn\u2019t fully aware of what he was authorizing. Reuters<\/em> noted it remains unclear whether Biden used an autopen in connection with the clemency orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Martin\u2019s email, the investigation is primarily focused on a group of preemptive pardons granted by Biden to several family members, as well as the commutation of sentences for 37 federal inmates on death row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before leaving office on January 20, Biden issued pardons to five family members, stating the decision was meant to protect them from potential politically motivated probes in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family members who received pardons include his siblings James and Frank Biden, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, and their spouses John Owens and Sara Biden. Biden also pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, on December 1. Hunter had previously pleaded guilty to tax charges and was convicted on firearm-related offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin\u2019s email did not specify which of these pardons are currently under review or who specifically ordered the investigation to be launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Martin confirmed that he is examining what he called the \u201cquestionable\u201d use of the autopen for issuing pardons during the final stretch of Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated the investigation has been ongoing for a while, with outreach to Biden family members already underway. Some individuals involved have obtained legal counsel, and a whistleblower has come forward with serious claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI met with a whistleblower about ten days ago\u2014a very senior Democrat\u2014who told me, \u2018These three people controlled access and were benefiting from it,\u2019\u201d Martin told journalist Mark Halperin on the 2WAY Tonight<\/em> program. \u201cI haven\u2019t determined the full credibility yet, but what matters is uncovering the truth and preserving the integrity of the process\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin added that the whistleblower was closely tied to Biden\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The individuals named as central \u201cgatekeepers\u201d in the pardon process include Ron Klain, Biden\u2019s former chief of staff (2021\u20132023); former senior adviser Anita Dunn; and Robert Bauer, President Obama\u2019s former personal attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin later added two more names: Steve Ricchetti, a longtime Biden adviser and campaign chair, and First Lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he had also asked the whistleblower whether Susan Rice or others were involved, but was told, \u201cNo, these were the ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a related development, the nonprofit group Power the Future\u2014an advocate for U.S. energy jobs\u2014examined eight executive orders signed by President Biden that significantly altered domestic energy policy. The group raised red flags over the fact that Biden never publicly discussed any of the orders, suggesting the possibility that they may have been signed with an autopen, possibly without his full awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese aren\u2019t minor memos\u2014they are sweeping changes in American energy policy,\u201d said Daniel Turner, founder and executive director of Power the Future, in an interview with Fox News<\/em>. \u201cYet not once did President Biden speak publicly about them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The executive orders reviewed include a 2023 ban on Arctic drilling, a 2021 directive for the federal government to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, a mandate to create \u201cclean energy\u201d AI hubs, and an offshore drilling ban enacted shortly before Biden left office in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A senior official from former President Donald Trump\u2019s Department of Justice has notified colleagues that he\u2019s been asked to investigate clemency decisions made by President Joe Biden during his final days in office\u2014specifically those involving family members and federal death row inmates. Ed Martin, the DOJ\u2019s pardon attorney, said in an email obtained by Reuters…<\/p>\n

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