Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the end of his presidency.

Republican lawmakers have dubbed the revelation a "constitutional scandal" and called for the investigation of thousands of documents signed by Biden during his tenure. President Donald Trump admitted to using an autopen days after attacking former president Joe Biden of doing the same to issue a series of pardons.

President Donald Trump criticized Joe Biden over his autopen use after the former president defended himself in a rare media interview amid escalating congressional investigations into his administration.