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      So first off, I think this is a bullshit witch hunt.

      That said, this is a disingenuous take on the “controversy”. The issue isn’t whether an autopen was used, but whether it was used without the signatory’s (Biden) knowledge/consent. They’re claiming that aides were signing stuff on Biden’s behalf without him knowing. It’s a variation on the whole “he’s too old to know what’s even going on” thing.

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    Hannity running interference for pedophiles.

    And guess what? That was actually on my bingo card.

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    If we have history, hannity should go down next to Goebbels. I hope I live long enough to spit on his grave.

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      Yeah, right now Hannity, Bondi, Miller, and Trump are neck and neck at the top of my Nuremberg 2.0 execution by firing squad list.

      I can say that because there’s historic precedence for America doing so to fascists at the top of the organizational structure.

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      Brief history of Autopen and it’s usage in the White House (NPR)

      Here’s the TL;DR

      An autopen is a generic name for a machine that duplicates signatures using real ink, making it easy for public figures to autograph everything from correspondence to merchandise in bulk.

      “The Autopen has long been a tool for the world’s most influential leaders, allowing them to more effectively apply their time and attention to important issues without compromising the impact of personalized correspondence,” it writes.

      Barack Obama became the first known president to sign legislation with an autopen, in 2011, when he signed a Patriot Act extension while he was in France — prompting Republican critics to wonder whether that move was constitutionally sound.

      It turned out that the administration of George W. Bush had already considered — and answered — that question. Bush’s Office of Legal Counsel published a 29-page document in 2005 concluding that the president “need not personally perform the physical act of affixing his signature to a bill he approves and decides to sign in order for the bill to become law.”

      “Rather, the President may sign a bill … by directing a subordinate to affix the President’s signature to such a bill, for example by autopen,” it reads.

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    Trump doesn’t even read the orders he signs so he should stfu. He has someone briefly explain them to him before he signs it.

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    That’s a fun one to use as the controversy of the week since Trump’s probably been using similar devices for decades.

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    The real scandal is that genocide Joe didn’t sign off on releasing the Epstein files. Doesn’t matter if with an autopen or by hand. A real president would release the files immediately and have the FBI round up all the people indicted.