Joe Biden's Pardons Investigated by Justice Department: Report

by: Kate Plummer and Shane Croucher
2025-06-03
Source: News Week
06/04/2025

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Pardons granted by former President Joe Biden are under investigation by the Department of Justice, according to a report.

Ed Martin, the pardon attorney in the DOJ, emailed staff to say the probe will explore Biden's competence and if people were "taking advantage of him through use of autopen or other means," Reuters reported.

Newsweek has contacted the DOJ and representatives for Biden for comment outside of regular working hours.

Why It Matters

The investigation comes as public discussion about Biden's health and decision-making has reignited in recent weeks.

Axios obtained audio from Biden's October 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur, which showed memory lapses and prolonged pauses. Meanwhile, a new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson—Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again—suggested Biden had diminished mental faculties that aides concealed from the public.

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