Former President Joe Biden told the New York Times that he granted his staff the use of his autopen because he “had granted clemency to so many people. ” For the first time in an interview with the NYT,

Joe Biden said every pardon and commutation he issued was his decision, calling Republican "liars" for alleging his aides illegally used an autopen.

Former President Joe Biden, in an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, said that he personally made every clemency and pardon decision during the last few weeks of his presidency -- including those made with an autopen.