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Joe Biden, or rather his autopen, went on a pardon spree in his final days, signing off on get-out-of-jail-free cards for big shots like Dr. Anthony Fauci and General Mark Milley. The former newspaper, New York Times, after digging through a pile of staff emails and a quick chat with Biden himself, says the pardons hit everyone from January 6th committee players to Biden’s own kin, plus lightning rods like Fauci and Milley.
Fauci, the COVID czar, caught flak for allegedly lying under oath about gain-of-function research in Wuhan’s virology lab. Critics say he funneled NIH cash into sketchy COVID-related projects, too.
Meanwhile, Biden’s waving off the backlash, claiming the preemptive pardons, especially for his family, were a shield against a vengeful Trump. "Everybody knows how vindictive he is. So we knew that they’d do what they’re doing now," Biden told the Times, adding, "I consciously made all those decisions, among others."
But here’s the interesting part: Fauci’s last-minute pardon was not actually signed by the confused former President. An autopen did the deed, greenlit by a "reply all" email from his chief of staff, Jeffrey Zients. The House Oversight Committee is probing Biden’s mental fog and whether he was even awake enough to okay an autopen. Ex-aide Neera Tanden swore under oath she had been steering Biden’s autopen for two years, but pinky-promised no funny business, just following the same old playbook from past administrations. If you believe that, you might believe chickens will one day blacken the sky.
Zients, though, is the real plot twist. The Times says while Biden was supposedly burning the midnight oil, it was Zients who gave the final nod. "The emails imply that (then-White House counsel, Ed) Siskel and Mr. Zients relayed what Mr. Biden had said to the assistants, who then documented it," the Times writes.
But here’s the interesting part: Fauci’s last-minute pardon was not actually signed by the confused former President. An autopen did the deed, greenlit by a "reply all" email from his chief of staff, Jeffrey Zients. The House Oversight Committee is probing Biden’s mental fog and whether he was even awake enough to okay an autopen. Ex-aide Neera Tanden swore under oath she had been steering Biden’s autopen for two years, but pinky-promised no funny business, just following the same old playbook from past administrations. If you believe that, you might believe chickens will one day blacken the sky.
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Zients, though, is the real plot twist. The Times says while Biden was supposedly burning the midnight oil, it was Zients who gave the final nod. "The emails imply that (then-White House counsel, Ed) Siskel and Mr. Zients relayed what Mr. Biden had said to the assistants, who then documented it," the Times writes.
Biden allegedly stayed up past his 10 p.m. bedtime on January 19th, his last night as prez, hashing out these clemency deals. But whispers say the White House kept Joe on a tight leash to "manage his stamina." Sounds like they were managing more than that.
The approval process is a bureaucratic clown show. Emails show an aide to Siskel sent a draft of Biden’s decisions at 10:03 p.m. to Zients’ assistant, copying Siskel. That got forwarded to Zients and another aide, Reed, for a thumbs-up. By 10:28 p.m., it hit Feldman’s inbox, copied to a gaggle of meeting attendees. Three measly minutes later, just three minutes, Zients hit "reply all" and wrote, "I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons."
The approval process is a bureaucratic clown show. Emails show an aide to Siskel sent a draft of Biden’s decisions at 10:03 p.m. to Zients’ assistant, copying Siskel. That got forwarded to Zients and another aide, Reed, for a thumbs-up. By 10:28 p.m., it hit Feldman’s inbox, copied to a gaggle of meeting attendees. Three measly minutes later, just three minutes, Zients hit "reply all" and wrote, "I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons."
The President’s sacred pardon power, funneled through assistants’ assistants and a robotic pen. Not cool.
Zients, by the way, was a cheerleader for vaccine mandates and COVID fear mongering. He told the vaccinated they’d "done the right thing," while warning the unjabbed of a "winter of death" in a December 2021 briefing. "We are intent on not letting (the variant of concern at the time) Omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. You’ve done the right thing, and we will get through this," he pontificated. "For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm."
Zients, by the way, was a cheerleader for vaccine mandates and COVID fear mongering. He told the vaccinated they’d "done the right thing," while warning the unjabbed of a "winter of death" in a December 2021 briefing. "We are intent on not letting (the variant of concern at the time) Omicron disrupt work and school for the vaccinated. You’ve done the right thing, and we will get through this," he pontificated. "For the unvaccinated, you’re looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm."
Obviously, none of that aged well. Zients and Fauci were peas in a pod, peddling panic while livelihoods tanked. No shock he’d rubber-stamp Fauci’s pardon.
The Times wants you to believe Biden was in the driver’s seat, but their own report screams otherwise. It’s a desperate spin to make it seem like Joe was calling the shots. Instead, it’s a mess of advisers passing around a "draft summary" of what Biden mumbled, emailing it through a daisy chain of flunkies until Zients gave it the go-ahead in 120 seconds flat.
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The Times wants you to believe Biden was in the driver’s seat, but their own report screams otherwise. It’s a desperate spin to make it seem like Joe was calling the shots. Instead, it’s a mess of advisers passing around a "draft summary" of what Biden mumbled, emailing it through a daisy chain of flunkies until Zients gave it the go-ahead in 120 seconds flat.
Fauci’s pardon, and who knows how many others, didn’t even need Biden’s hand, just his staff’s say-so. This reeks. The House needs to crank up the hearings, throw open the doors, and let the public see how Biden’s team played puppet master with the pardon pen. The Times’ report doesn’t clear the air, it just raises the stench.
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