The Oversight Committee, chaired by James Comer, opened an investigation into the autopen scandal and subpoenaed several Biden aides for documents and testimony.
Ex-Biden aide Jeff Zeints dropped bombshells during his testimony to the Oversight Committee on Thursday.
Over the summer, the New York Times reported that former White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zeints actually approved pardons for Dr. Fauci and others on January 19:
At the Jan. 19 meeting, which took place in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House residence, Mr. Biden kept his aides until nearly 10 p.m. to talk through such decisions, according to people familiar with the matter.
The emails show that an aide to Mr. Siskel sent a draft summary of Mr. Biden’s decisions at that meeting to an assistant to Mr. Zients, copying Mr. Siskel, at 10:03 p.m. The assistant forwarded it to Mr. Reed and Mr. Zients, asking for their approval, and then sent a final version to Ms. Feldman — copying many meeting participants and aides — at 10:28 p.m.
Three minutes later, Mr. Zients hit “reply all” and wrote, “I approve the use of the autopen for the execution of all of the following pardons.”
According to The New York Post, Zeints testified on Thursday that he called for a post-debate cognitive test and said Joe Biden’s memory got worse in office.
Zeints also told congressional investigators that Hunter Biden was “directly involved” in pardons!
““Toward the end of the Biden administration, Hunter Biden was involved with the pardon discussions and attended a few meetings,” the source revealed of Zients’ comments, confirming prior reports about how much influence the first son exerted amid a firearms felony conviction and pleading guilty to tax evasion,” the New York Post reported.
BREAKING: Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff Jeff Zients just CONFESSED that HUNTER was “DIRECTLY INVOLVED” in PARDONS
Zients told investigators that the FIRST-SON was sitting in on White House MEETINGS, while Joe was adding more SLEEP TIME to his schedule pic.twitter.com/sTpR5l4oML
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) September 19, 2025
The New York Post reported:
Former White House chief of staff Jeff Zients revealed to Congress Thursday that former President Joe Biden’s memory and decision-making capability deteriorated while in office, according to a source familiar with the ex-aide’s transcribed interview.
Zients, who declined to answer reporter questions, also told the House Oversight Committee that he told White House physician Kevin O’Connor that Biden should have “a full medical workup” — including a cognitive exam — after his disastrous June 27, 2024, debate performance, added the source.
In that forum, the Democrat stumbled over his words, spoke with a soft and raspy voice, and delivered non-sequiturs about public policy — declaring at one point that his administration had “finally beat Medicare.”
Biden’s campaign and White House flacks dismissed the fumbles at the time, claiming the president had a “cold” — though he was spotted within minutes of the debate’s end at a Waffle House.
Comer will join Fox News host Sean Hannity at 9:30 ET this evening to discuss Zeintz’s testimony.
Joe Biden’s former Chief Jeff Zients just dropped the most explosive testimony yet in @GOPoversight’s probe into Biden’s decline and unauthorized executive actions by his staff.
Joining @seanhannity TONIGHT at 9:30pmET live on @FoxNews. Don’t miss it. Tune in!
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) September 19, 2025