Neera Tanden, former domestic policy chief under former President Joe Biden, testified Tuesday before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, acknowledging that she authorized the use of an autopen for Biden’s signature but firmly denying claims of any manipulation or cover-up regarding Biden’s mental fitness, the Washington Examiner reported.

Tanden, who previously served as White House staff secretary and head of the Domestic Policy Council, confirmed in more than four hours of close-door testimony that she was explicitly authorized to use an autopen — a mechanical device replicating signatures — from October 2021 through May 2023.

“As staff secretary, I was responsible for handling the flow of documents to and from the president,” Tanden said. “I was also authorized to direct that autopen signatures be affixed to certain categories of documents. We had a system for authorizing the use of the autopen that I inherited from prior administrations. We employed that system throughout my tenure as staff secretary.”

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