Former President Joe Biden did not closely review every case included in his sweeping end-of-term clemency spree and instead delegated vast authority to aides to handle the process, including to then-chief of staff Jeff Zients,

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,

Donald J. Trump and his allies have begun investigations to support their claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. was incapacitated and his staff conspired to take presidential actions in his name.