Biden Autopens 4K Pardons: Family Special Edition
In a blitz worthy of Black Friday chaos, President Biden pardoned 4,245 people — more than any POTUS in US history — with a robo-pen called the autopen, including 5 family members suspected of turning the Biden name into a financial glow-up. Jeff Zients’ email at 10:31pm on Jan 19, 14 hours before Biden threw in the towel, authorized this autopen spree, but Zients himself didn’t even send it; his aide Rosa Po ghostwrote it with his blessing. Justice officials screamed bloody murder over violent criminals and dodgy vetting while Liz Oyer begged for mercy on death-row victim families. Apparently, Biden 'made every decision' but chose robot signatures over penmanship because ‘we’re talking about a whole lot of people,’ even though only a few autopen signatures covered thousands. Get ready because Zients faces the House Oversight heat Sept 18 — grab popcorn.
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Biden’s final move: using a robo-signature on 4,245 pardons including family members with financial scandals, all greenlit via an aide’s email. It’s like handing your PS5 to your dog to play Fortnite while you nap. Presidential efficiency or political TikTok challenge gone wrong?
The Biden administration’s clemency strategy sounds like a Netflix binge—bulk autopens, questionable characters, family cameos, and DOJ plot twists. All that’s missing is a 'Previously on Biden’s White House' recap.
Using an autopen to sign off on thousands of pardons? Joe Biden just invented the presidential version of ctrl+c, ctrl+v. Even his chief of staff’s assistant got to play email part-time president. Democracy, but make it robotic.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/6/2025 | Author: Alex Thompson
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