Group behind Biden autopen inquiry slams DOJ for ‘unacceptable’ stonewalling

A conservative watchdog group that began investigating former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen long before any congressional investigations started is furious over a lack of transparency and what it says are officials stonewalling information requests at the Justice Department.

The Oversight Project, which sued the DOJ in May over stalled Freedom of Information Act requests, says the Biden-era scandal is now being compounded by foot-dragging from the very administration that promised historic openness. The group is seeking internal legal guidance from the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel concerning Biden’s controversial use of the autopen to execute pardons. But after more than four months, it says the government is still resisting compliance with the FOIA requests despite granting expedited processing.