Representative Tim Burchett has made a stunning claim, saying he has evidence that staffers in President Biden’s administration accepted payoffs in exchange for issuing “autopen pardons.” In plain terms, he alleges that members of Biden’s team were taking bribes in return for presidential pardons that were signed using the autopen — the device that can replicate the president’s signature.
Burchett did not mince words, calling this revelation “the mother of all bombs.” He is demanding immediate accountability, insisting that everyone involved in what he describes as a corruption scheme should be arrested and charged under multiple federal statutes.
Among the laws he cites are serious felonies: 18 U.S. Code § 1519 for tampering with evidence, § 1512 for witness tampering, § 1503 for obstruction of justice, § 371 for conspiracy to defraud the United States, and § 201(b) for bribery. These are the kinds of charges that, if proven true, could result in lengthy prison sentences.
Burchett’s accusations add to growing concerns about President Biden’s condition and the legitimacy of decisions made during his final year in office. Many observers have questioned whether Biden was mentally fit to serve, and Burchett’s comments appear to build on that narrative.
Fueling these doubts was the recent leak of audio from Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The recording, which surfaced on Friday, reportedly paints a troubling picture of the president’s mental state — even more so than the already concerning written transcripts of the interview.
Adding to the scrutiny, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson have released a detailed investigation titled “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” The book suggests that Biden’s cognitive issues were well known within his inner circle long before his 2020 campaign, and that his closest staffers often shielded him from scrutiny while taking a larger role in governing.
This raises a pressing question: What about the official documents signed with the autopen during Biden’s final years in office? If staffers were indeed acting independently or accepting payoffs, the implications could be enormous. Representative Burchett has made it clear he intends to pursue answers — particularly regarding the health and legitimacy of those presidential authorizations.
