DOJ shelves Biden autopen probe, failing to identify a relevant statute
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The Justice Department shelved an investigation into former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen, a person briefed on the matter told NBC News.
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BREAKING NEWS Mar. 5, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC Trump administration DOJ shelves Biden autopen probe, failing to identify a relevant statute The probe came as President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed former President Joe Biden used an autopen without knowing the contents of what he signed. Add NBC News to Google Justice Department shelves investigation into Biden's use of autopen 01:57 Get more news on Share Add NBC News to Google By Ryan J. Reilly and Kyla Guilfoil Listen to this article with a free account 00:00 00:00 The Justice Department shelved an investigation into former President Joe Biden's use of an autopen, a person briefed on the matter told NBC News. The probe was opened by current Justice Department pardon attorney and former "weaponization" czar Ed Martin while he was serving as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. It winded down recently under U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeannie Pirro, a longtime Trump ally and former Fox News host. The news was first reported by The New York Times. The autopen case was never presented to a grand jury, unlike the case that Pirro's office attempted to bring forward last month against six members of Congress who participated in a social media video that urged members of the military and intelligence communities not to follow unlawful orders. It is difficult to bring a criminal case when there is not even a readily identifiable and applicable criminal statute, the person briefed on the matter said. The White House referred an inquiry from NBC News on the matter to the Justice Department. A spokesman for Pirro’s office, citing Justice Department policy, said the office does not confirm nor deny the existence of criminal probes. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in June demanding a wide-ranging investigation into Biden and officials in his administration following claims from Trump that Biden's aides used "autopen" signatures in order to hide the former president's "cognitive de...
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