Joe Biden’s infamous autopen scandal isn’t dead… yet!
This past Thursday, the Department of Justice hinted it is still investigating the legality of Biden’s use of an autopen despite reports that the investigation has been put to rest because prosecutors have been unable to identify any criminal charges to bring.
According to a Fox News reports, multiple sources told the outlet that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office was still looking into the Biden White House’s autopen use on the heels of a New York Times report that the autopen investigation was recently shelved.
Pirro responded to the report in an X post last week, saying the DOJ “cannot comment on ongoing investigations,” signaling the investigation remained open.
We cannot comment on ongoing investigations https://t.co/Kme3i9BoOf
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) March 5, 2026
The Times first reported last Wednesday that the “inquiry was quietly shelved” because the DOJ failed “to build a criminal case against Mr. Biden and his aides.”
Jonathan Turley, George Washington University law professor and frequent Fox News contributor, previously determined that legal challenges to Biden’s autopen use would likely be unsuccessful.
“Many are suggesting that the Biden pardons may now be challenged in light of the disclosures of Biden’s use of an autopen,” Turley wrote on social media in 2025.
“The chances of such challenges succeeding are vanishingly low. Presidents are allowed to use the autopen and courts will not presume a dead-hand conspiracy.”
Biden’s use of an autopen became a touchpoint of his declining mental acuity during his final weeks in the Oval Office.
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee investigated the matter, interviewing several former Biden staffers.
The committee alleged in a report that Biden’s use of the autopen amounted to a scandal and recommended the DOJ investigate further.
“As President Biden declined, his staff abused the autopen and a lax chain-of-command policy to effect executive actions that lack any documentation of whether they were in fact authorized,” the report read.
Biden has continued to deny any allegations of wrongdoing, saying in a statement last year he was in charge of decision-making.
“Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency,” Biden said.
“I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
This is an ongoing story. Check back for further updates.