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Biden’s Last-Minute Pardons Spark DOJ Chaos plus Dems Scramble on Voter Data
1. Clemency Controversy Involving Joe Biden Sources allege that in his final days in office, former President Joe Biden issued mass clemency orders using an autopen (an automated signature device). These clemency orders reportedly affected ~2,500 inmates, and were described by the White House as targeting nonviolent drug offenders. However, internal DOJ emails (particularly from Bradley Weinsheimer, a senior DOJ official) suggest: The language in the clemency warrants was vague and legally flawed. Some recipients were violent offenders, contradicting the White House’s public narrative…
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