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It’s now official: the history of the decline and fall of the Biden empire will be written. It might take even more than Gibbon’s six volumes about the Roman Empire. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal ran a long-awaited story headlined, “Trump Orders Investigation Into Biden’s Actions as President.” In particular, they’ll be looking into Biden’s “use” —if you can call it that— of the infamous Presidential Autopen.
Do you suppose they’d let you sign your mortgage loan with an autopen? Let’s say you’re at the closing table, and decide to run out for a quad-shot mochachino. I’ll be right back, guys; the Autopen will take care of this stack of papers, don’t worry.
I’m thinking: no.
Yesterday, President Trump formally ordered the White House Counsel and Attorney General Bondi to investigate whether Joe Biden’s presidential authority was “unlawfully exercised” by presidential staffers using an autopen, especially while Biden was having his bad days. In other words, Biden’s cognitive fitness is now the subject of an official DOJ investigation. ...
The other stratospheric angle, which may be less important, includes the legal possibilities. If the investigation turns up even one internal “smoking gun” memo proving aides acted without Biden’s full buy-in, which also seems likely, and then Trump declares some Biden order or pardon invalid, it’s headed back to the Supreme Court. The Court will be forced to weigh in on the legality of Autopen scribbles, probably defining a narrow set of rules that must be adhered to for valid use.
And if the Supreme Court does set down Autopen rules, as it did with Presidential Immunity, it could give Trump a clear roadmap for going after other Biden orders and pardons. Trump would say, “I’m just following the rules they gave us. This is how we restore integrity.” Meanwhile, complaining Democrats will be left defending illegal procedures, fraudulent governance, or both.
Democrats are soon approaching a moment of Reckoning.™ Up to now, they’ve mostly succeeded in papering over Biden’s cognitive decline—with controlled appearances, friendly media, claims of cheap-faking, and an aggressive “how dare you” reaction to critics. But, like Biden’s mental fitness, that strategy also has an expiration date, and Trump may have just punched the clock.
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