Biden autopen use in DC was more widespread than previously known

Published June 10, 2025 7:00am ET



Former President Joe Biden relied on a mechanical autopen to sign official documents far more often and under more questionable circumstances than previously reported.

Biden used at least three different autopen signatures throughout his presidency to authorize executive actions, proclamations, and pardons, including in situations in which he was physically in Washington and actively signing other paperwork by hand, according to new revelations from the Oversight Project, a government watchdog formerly part of the Heritage Foundation.

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