Yesterday, The Gateway Pundit reported that Neera Tanden, the former White House Staff Secretary, was the person in control of Joe Biden’s autopen from October 2021 thru May 2023, when she was promoted to White House Domestic Policy Council. During the closed-door testimony under oath, Tanden testified that she was authorized to direct the autopen as well but denied either manipulating or abusing the authority.
The Washington Examiner reported that Tanden was given authority to use the pen and “was responsibile for handling the flow of documents to and from the president.”
Now, a crucial new detail has emerged regarding the closed-door testimony. According to an Oversight Project press release, Tanden would utilize the autopen without actually verifying from Biden himself that it was an authorized action. From the release:
“…she would send decision memos to Biden’s inner circle with no visibility of approval between sending the memo and receiving it back. Tanden’s testimony confirms that she affixed Biden’s signature onto presidential documents without direct knowledge that Biden authorized the given action.