Secret Signer

The person behind the pen:

According to an explosive report from the New York Post, a senior Biden aide may have been wielding presidential power through liberal use of the autopen and essentially acting as a shadow president. One White House source painted a chilling picture: One Biden White House source told The Post they suspect that a key aide to the then-president may have made unilateral determinations on what to auto-sign. The Post is not publishing that staffer's name due to the lack of concrete evidence and refutations by other colleagues. The Biden aide, who did not respond to requests for comment, would frequently make mention of what "the boss" wanted, the source said, but compatriots would have "no idea" if it was true because the internal culture was to not ask questions. Even more disturbing, another source revealed the extent of this aide's power: "Everyone" was suspicious of this individual exceeding their authority when claiming to speak for the president, the source said. "But no one would actually say it." "I think [the aide] was using the autopen as standard and past protocol," The Post's informant said. "There is no clarity on who actually approved what — POTUS or [the aide]." A second Biden White House source agreed that the person was suspected of assuming the then-president’s positions and handing down orders without it being clear if they actually had communicated with the commander-in-chief. "If they're carrying out the president's will, it doesn't seem like an issue,” Attorney Mike Davis, an outside advisor to Trump, told The Post. “If they're not carrying out the president's will, it's a huge issue—it's criminal."

They were only doing what Biden couldn't...