Here’s an update on notable events from today.
Hello again, dear reader,
Let’s dive into the news, shall we?
Is it possible to turn back to the president and make key choices based on what the public thinks? Well, aside from escalating national security issues, it’s refreshing to see some decision-making happening.
At least we aren’t in a bind with Trump.
But as for Biden, can we really say he’s consistent?
10:31 PM
Biden has made announcements about his candidacy via tweets, so it’s not shocking that he conferred with family, General Milley, and Dr. Fauci last night.
Reports suggest that Biden hadn’t directly supervised the process with the DOJ.
Why? Well, he may have been asleep by that hour.
Questions about the autopen’s usage are certainly relevant. I mean, shouldn’t the president personally sign significant pardons? A report notes that the only document bearing Biden’s real signature was Hunter’s pardon.
That was made public back in December.
I’ll remind folks about it on January 20th. Even the most devoted media were taken aback. Biden made a late-night pardon for Dr. Fauci, resigned General Milley, and addressed GOP concerns regarding foreign funding related to Hunter.
These decisions were unique—preemptory, perhaps indicating the early days of Hunter’s ventures into foreign cash, dating back over a decade.
Despite all that, the recent Times articles paint a rather bleak picture.
Biden claimed, “I made all the decisions,” during a Thursday phone interview.
A colleague in conservative media hinted at Biden using moments like this to share his narrative.
Talking to the Times, Biden mentioned email threads and papers that highlighted discussions leading up to the pardon.
Honestly, UPS and Amazon manage better tracking than Biden’s White House did with its decision-making.
According to my notes from the Times:
The emails indicate that Biden’s secretary, Feldman, was managing the use of the autopen. She was interested in obtaining written verification.
* (Stephanie Feldman, who produces the warrants and signatures, wasn’t actually present with Biden.) *
Aides described the written accounts of what was said in the meeting as “blurgling.” This term stemmed from summaries created by senior advisors, like Jeffrey Zients (Biden’s Chief of Staff) and White House Counsel Ed Siskel.
So, who’s the unnamed individual not in the room?
According to the list, Biden was speaking to aides who relayed his decisions.
** (Think of it like a game of telephone: Advisor to Biden, then they inform aides who write it down, and finally it goes to the secretary.)
That assistant distributed drafts to Siskel, Zients, and others, keeping all meeting participants in the loop.
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And this might be the real kicker:
During a meeting on January 19th in the White House, Biden reportedly worked with his aides until nearly 10 PM.* That’s according to sources familiar with the situation.
* (Did he really stay up “until nearly 10 PM”? It’s hard to believe, but who knows.)
The emails show one of Siskel’s aides sent a summary of Biden’s decision to Zients’ assistant and copied Siskel around 10:03 PM.
Just three minutes later, Zients hit “Reply All” and confirmed, “Accepting the use of the autopen to perform all the following pardons.” **
**(Was the final decision actually made at 10:31 PM?)
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The NYT article doesn’t clearly ask Biden to confirm if he made the pivotal decision about the pardons until around 11 AM.
The White House also seemingly wrapped up a potential investigation into various issues, with Milley allegedly working with China and Biden’s foreign payments all coincidentally happening late at night through aides and advisors indicating, “We wanted this.”
And it circles back to a guy known for his early days ending around 2 PM.
Do we truly buy the notion of Biden “keeping his entourage” and being engaged “until nearly 10 PM”?
Zients’ last email was sent at 10:31 PM.
So, where was Joe?
What I’m reading
Both Patel and Gabbard are in the highlights. What role does Pam Bondi play in all this?
Despite the commotion, the DOJ hasn’t charged any media leakers.
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USAID feels like a forest gump when it comes to triggering an international crisis.
Bombshell: USAID may have played a role in starting Covid.
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What’s the story behind Epstein’s money? The truth is, we still don’t know.
How did Jeffrey Epstein accumulate wealth? The answer remains elusive.
