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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has taken a bold step: he is demanding that the Department of Justice look into whether officials from the Biden administration exploited the former president’s mental decline to push through a host of radical policies unchallenged. Bailey’s request comes in light of the astonishing number of clemencies granted by Biden during his last days in office, raising eyebrows and questions of accountability.
In a move that has conservatives nodding in approval, Bailey called on DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to conduct a comprehensive investigation. His concern? That Biden, whose cognitive abilities are often the subject of late-night comedy routines, may have been a mere puppet in a game orchestrated by unelected staff eager to implement their far-left agenda without the required democratic process. Nothing says “democracy” like rushing decisions through an individual who may not know his own name.
Highlighting Biden’s unconventional end-of-term decisions, Bailey pointed to the outrageous commutation of 37 federal death sentences to life in prison. This move, coupled with the mind-boggling blanket pardon granted to his son Hunter, can only leave Americans scratching their heads. One has to wonder if these actions were dictated by advisors rather than the most powerful man in the world himself. The attorney general’s assertion is clear: if these orders were made under duress or without Biden’s true understanding, then they should be invalidated outright.
Statistics paint a striking picture of Biden’s final flurry of decision-making. After October, a whopping 96% of his clemency actions were recorded, illustrating a frantic last-minute push that broke prior records held by Franklin D. Roosevelt. On just one day, Biden granted an astonishing number of commutations—more than any previous president managed in their entire term—making one wonder if he was left with any semblance of control or if he simply played a game of political bingo with the fate of 4,245 individuals.
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey seeks DOJ probe into whether staffers exploited Biden's cognitive decline to push 'radical' policies in final days – https://t.co/cG3ufr6sEK – @washtimes #clemency #pardons #ERA
— Valerie Richardson (@ValRichardson17) March 6, 2025
Bailey’s pointed remarks about accountability suggest a legitimate concern for the integrity of executive authority. In a system designed to check and balance power, allowing staffers to bypass the decision-making process by misusing a leader’s impaired capacity would set a dangerous precedent. If, as Bailey warns, this exploitation has indeed occurred, it raises essential constitutional questions that could have ramifications much further than just Missouri.
The context gets even murkier when one considers Biden’s standing in the political arena. Recently, he was reportedly pushed out of the 2024 race after a lackluster debate performance that left many wondering if he was fit to serve another term. With notable Democrats looking for fresh leadership, it was Vice President Kamala Harris who stepped into the ring only to face defeat against Trump in a subsequent election. Biden, now an elder statesman at 82, is uncertain about his capacities even a couple of years down the line, prompting many to question not only his past decisions but also the wisdom of allowing anyone in such a precarious mental state to act as commander-in-chief in the first place.
