Joe Biden hired a new lawyer after his longtime personal attorney Bob Bauer quit amid the growing autopen scandal.
Joe Biden defended the use of an autopen in an interview with the New York Times.
The New York Times also reviewed some of the emails that the National Archives handed over to the Trump DOJ as part of their investigation into the autopen scandal.
It was revealed that Joe Biden did not approve of each name for the pardons – AND after changes were made about the specific inmates, Biden did NOT sign off on the revised list. Rather, his aides just ran the final version through the autopen without Biden’s approval.
“Mr. Biden did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large numbers of people, he and aides confirmed. Rather, after extensive discussion of different possible criteria, he signed off on the standards he wanted to be used to determine which convicts would qualify for a reduction in sentence,” The New York Times reported.
Buried at the bottom of The New York Times article it was revealed that Joe Biden hired a new personal lawyer, Amy Jeffress of Hecker Fink after Bob Bauer parted ways.
The Times reported that Bob Bauer quit after “an extended clash” with Hunter Biden’s defense team over the nonstop scandals Hunter was embroiled in during Biden’s presidency.
Hunter Biden was indicted on federal tax evasion charges and a felony gun charge during Biden’s presidency.
Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter after repeatedly vowing not to issue any type of pardon or commutation.
The New York Times reported:
Mr. Biden himself has hired a new personal lawyer, Amy Jeffress of Hecker Fink. He had been without one since he and his former personal lawyer, Bob Bauer, quietly parted ways months earlier, according to people familiar with the matter. Ms. Jeffress and Mr. Bauer declined to comment.
Mr. Bauer’s relationship with Mr. Biden significantly cooled over the last year of his presidency, in part because of an extended clash with Mr. Biden’s son Hunter and his defense team over the political risks to the president created by aggressive public relations tactics they used in defending against congressional inquiries.
Mr. Biden granted Hunter Biden a full pardon in December 2024. It was the only clemency warrant in that period that Mr. Biden signed with his own hand.
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