Senator Ed Markey (MA) Special Assistant Admits Using Autopen Without Markey's Knowle

[SomeStupidName]

So it's not just Biden who let anyone use the autopen, now we have senators doing it as well. Are interns running the government?
 

An undercover investigation by O’Keefe Media Group has uncovered a potentially criminal abuse of power involving U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s office. A senior staffer, identified as Jordan Jefferson, was caught on hidden camera admitting to routinely using an autopen device to sign sensitive federal documents — without always informing the senator.

[Maxmars]

Are interns running the government...
don't be so exclusive....

any political appointees' lackey can run the government...

.. until they're caught.

[David64]

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it...

If it's important enough to need the signature of a Congressman, Senator or POTUS, they can do it themselves. We pay them enough they can take one day out of their "busy" schedule to sign their names.

[SomeStupidName]

I'm okay with auto pen being used for thank you letters and birthday cards, or responses to school children things of that nature but if it's actual business it needs a hand signature.

[putnam6]

Are interns running the government...
don't be so exclusive....

any political appointees' lackey can run the government...

.. until they're caught.

Come on man, so you think this happened with Trump or Obama? Maybe Dubya, LOL, let's be realistic.

Just because an action is possible in all scenarios, it doesn't mean it meets the same degree of likelihood of occurring

One of the interesting offshoots of the MSM/DNC vs OMB is that Trump is being watched by thousands of skeptical eyes, his mistakes and or attempted malfeasance will be under intense scrutiny always, and I have no problem with that.

This needed and neccessary dynamic was blatantly missing during the Biden administration.

And in the political realm, it's kind of the fourth estate's prime directive, and Im tired of pretending it's not.