Joe Biden’s Use of the Autopen and Pardon Validity

3/16/2025

During Joe Biden’s presidency (2021–2025), reports emerged—most notably from the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project in March 2025—that an autopen was used to sign a significant number of official documents, including executive orders and pardons. The Oversight Project claimed that nearly all documents bore an identical autopen signature, except for Biden’s July 2024 letter withdrawing from the presidential race and possibly his son Hunter Biden’s pardon. This has sparked debate about the validity of some of his actions, particularly pardons issued late in his term. 17GEN4.com