Well, folks, the political chessboard just got a fascinating new move as the Trump administration delivers a resounding "no" to former President Joe Biden's attempt to shield documents from congressional eyes.
According to The Western Journal, the crux of this saga is the rejection of Biden's plea for executive privilege over records tied to the use of the autopen during his presidency, a decision handed down by the current White House on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, as reported by Fox News.
Let’s rewind a bit—Biden reached out to the National Archives with a request to keep certain materials under wraps, arguing they’re tied to sensitive presidential deliberations.
In an October letter to the Archives, Biden insisted these documents deserved protection, claiming their release could harm the presidency’s ability to function with candid advice.
"I am concerned that disclosure of these materials would damage important institutional interests of the Presidency," Biden wrote in his October 1, 2025, letter to the Archival Operations Division of the National Archives and Records Administration. But let’s be real—hiding behind "institutional interests" starts to look like a convenient curtain when Congress is sniffing out potential misuse of tools like the autopen.
Interestingly, Biden hasn’t been entirely uncooperative, having already greenlit the release of hundreds of records from his administration to congressional investigators.
Yet, the current administration under President Donald Trump wasn’t buying the privilege argument, with White House Counsel David Warrington stepping in to call foul.
"President Trump has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States, and therefore is not justified as to any of the documents requested by the United States Congress," Warrington stated in a letter to the Archives. That’s a polite way of saying, "Nice try, but transparency trumps secrecy this time."
Trump himself didn’t mince words, declaring that any document signed with the autopen during Biden’s term should be deemed invalid—a bold stance that raises eyebrows about the legitimacy of past actions.
Adding fuel to the fire, Warrington pointed out a curious discrepancy: the signature on Biden’s privilege request doesn’t match those on pardons issued for family members, including his son, Hunter.
Congress, meanwhile, has already launched a full-scale investigation into how the autopen was wielded in the Biden White House, seeking answers to what many conservatives see as a questionable shortcut around accountability.
Let’s not pretend this is just about a fancy pen—there’s a deeper concern here about whether such tools were used to obscure diminished capacity or bypass proper oversight, a worry that resonates with those skeptical of bureaucratic overreach.
Warrington’s arguments to the Archives hit hard, emphasizing that Congress has a duty to uncover the truth behind what he calls an abuse of power during Biden’s tenure.
While Biden’s camp might argue this is a partisan witch hunt, the reality is that conservatives—and frankly, any American concerned with governmental integrity—deserve clarity on whether the autopen was a mere convenience or a cover for something more troubling. It’s not about personal vendettas; it’s about ensuring the presidency doesn’t become a black box of unaccountable decisions.