Pam Bondi opens Biden autopen investigation as James Comer declares pardons 'void'

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she had initiated an investigation into former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen, hours after the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee released a report declaring many of his pardons "void."

In a letter to Bondi on Tuesday, Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) said his committee "deems void President Biden's executive actions that were signed using the Autopen, and the committee determines that action by the Department of Justice is warranted to address the legal consequences of that determination."

The letter accompanied a 93-page report alleging that the committee found "a cover-up of the president's cognitive decline."

"My team is reviewing the Biden administration's reported use of autopen for pardons," Bondi responded later on X. "Thank you to @RepJamesComer for his GREAT work on this. We look forward to working alongside @GOPoversight to deliver accountability for the American people."

A spokesperson for Biden told CNN that the report confirmed "President Biden made the decisions of his presidency."

"There was no conspiracy, no cover-up, and no wrongdoing. Congressional Republicans should stop focusing on political retribution and instead work to end the government shutdown," the spokesperson said.