New Poll: Majority of Americans Supports Prosecution in Autopen Investigation of Biden Era

A recent national survey by Rasmussen Reports found that 55% of likely U.S. voters believe members of Biden’s White House staff “used the autopen to sign documents without the President’s knowledge or approval.” Those who say that is not likely were only 33% of the respondents.

More broadly, 52% of voters say the aides implicated “should be criminally prosecuted” for unauthorized actions during his administration; 32% disagree, and 17% say they are unsure.

Among voters who believe it is “very likely” that members of President Biden’s White House staff used the autopen to sign documents without his knowledge or approval, an overwhelming 88% think those aides should face criminal prosecution. 

Unsurprisingly, the survey revealed sharp partisan divides over the issue: 79% of Republicans say it’s at least somewhat likely that Biden’s staff acted without his consent, compared to 38% of Democrats and 49% of independents. Likewise, 75% of Republicans, 36% of Democrats, and 44% of unaffiliated voters believe Biden’s aides should be prosecuted for any unauthorized actions taken during his administration.

Gender and racial gaps also appeared in the poll: 60% of male voters, compared to 50 percent of women, believe the autopen was used without Biden’s approval. Men were also 12 points more likely than women—58% to 46%—to favor prosecution of those responsible. By race, 57% of White voters, 44% of Black voters, 58% of Hispanic voters, and 57% of voters from other minority groups said it was at least somewhat likely that Biden’s staff used the autopen improperly.

Hispanic voters were the most likely of any group to support criminal charges against the aides involved.

The national telephone and online survey of 1,157 likely voters was conducted October 28-30, and has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3% at a 95% confidence level.

The survey, conducted immediately after the October 28 release of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report titled “The Biden Autopen Presidency: Decline, Delusion, and Deception in the White House.”

The report contends that as President Biden’s mental and physical condition deteriorated, his senior advisers exercised presidential authority, accepted or facilitated executive actions without his direct authorization, and made heavy use of the autopen device and weak records of chain-of-custody.

The DOJ has now been asked to investigate all executive actions taken under the Biden administration, with particular focus on those signed via autopen and the chain of command behind them. The Oversight Committee has scheduled further interviews with senior aides and expects to hold hearings to explore who was really making decisions in the White House’s final days.

Legal analysts say any attempt to nullify pardons or other executive actions will face steep constitutional hurdles—but the optics and precedent-setting nature of the case are significant.

As the Rasmussen study indicates, significant numbers of Americans support further investigation and prosecution of the Biden inner circle responsible for gaslighting the American people about the President’s fitness.