A new bombshell from Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is putting fresh heat on the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency. During an explosive appearance on Benny Johnson’s podcast, Burchett alleged that members of the Biden administration may have sold presidential pardons — many of which were signed via autopen, not by Biden’s own hand—for large sums of money.
These allegations come on the heels of revelations from the Heritage Foundation that nearly all of Biden’s last-minute pardons—*excluding* the controversial Hunter Biden pardon—were signed with an autopen. The use of a mechanical signature device for such serious acts of clemency has already raised constitutional questions, particularly since President Trump has declared those pardons null and void. Now, with corruption accusations swirling, the scandal may be much deeper than originally thought.
Burchett didn’t mince words during the interview. When asked about Biden’s apparent concealment of a terminal illness and whether his actions in office were constitutional, the Tennessee congressman mocked his own party’s tendency to “write a strong letter” and do little else in the face of Democrat wrongdoing. But he didn’t stop there.
“I think you’re going to find staffers that were able to take forms, get them, and run them through some sort of bogus legal system,” Burchett said. “And then they autopened them.” He went on to suggest that some of those pardons may have been handed out not for justice—but for cash.
Burchett pointed to his own state’s dark history with pardon scandals, referencing former Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton, who made national headlines decades ago for operating a “cash for clemency” scheme. “That’s exactly what I think you’re going to find out,” Burchett said. “There’s probably people out on the street right now who shouldn’t be, but somebody got rich off that.”
He emphasized the stakes by warning that the corruption may reach far up the political food chain. “This is a very dangerous town to play games in,” he said, suggesting that the higher the corruption goes, the more likely there will be an effort to silence or cover up the truth.
Though Burchett acknowledged he doesn’t yet have direct proof, he offered a realistic motive: “You got somebody making \$100,000 a year, and somebody offers you a quarter of a mil in some safety deposit box. Yeah.”
Burchett also drew comparisons to the Clinton-era clemency abuses, where President Bill Clinton pardoned several unsavory individuals with shady ties. “Nobody even raised a beat about them,” Burchett noted, highlighting the long-standing trend of Democrats escaping accountability for blatant corruption.
If Burchett’s suspicions are confirmed, this scandal could make Watergate look tame. Pardons sold like merchandise, signed by a mechanical pen while the president was likely undergoing undisclosed medical treatment? This is not just corruption—it’s betrayal.
It’s clear the Biden administration’s final days deserve far more scrutiny than they’ve received. Between the autopen signatures, suspicious pardons, and now serious accusations of cash-for-clemency deals, Americans deserve answers—and accountability.
