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Republicans Want Answers on Joe Biden's Decline and 'Autopen'

2025/6/10
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Kyle Peterson: 现在更多人承认拜登过于年老体衰,不适合在2024年竞选连任。总统不能委托的是签署或不签署的决定,但可以设立赦免程序,无需亲自签署。司法部法律顾问办公室的指导意见表明,总统不必亲自签署批准的法案。拜登总统声明称,所有决定都是他做的,任何相反的说法都是荒谬和虚假的。只要总统决定签署,即使身体不适或分心,签署赦免或行政命令也是可以的。总统可能被误导或忘记行政命令的内容,但这不意味着他没有决定签署。 James Comer: 我们想知道是谁指示工作人员操作自动签名笔,以及拜登是否知情并授权使用。奥康纳医生发布的关于拜登健康的报告与事实不符。 Kim Strassel: 我们需要了解拜登政府的实际情况和历史,从中吸取教训,避免重蹈覆辙。年长的政治家在任职时存在一些风险,这已成为美国公共政策领域的一个重要讨论话题。我们想通过监督来了解,拜登的助手们是否在替他做决定。25修正案对于认知能力下降的总统没有明确规定,但可以讨论如何应对这种情况。白宫将重点放在自动签名笔的合法使用上是一个法律和政治上的错误。故事的重点是总统似乎无法履行其基本职责。拜登经常使用自动签名笔,部分原因是他在办公室的时间不多。拜登总统经常度假,这表明他实际上已经退出了工作。拜登总统似乎无法管理其他总统认真对待的基本职责。总统应该认真阅读自己签署的文件。 Mene Ukebarua: 如果司法部长参与调查拜登的精神状态,可能会演变成刑事调查,这可能与科默的监督调查背道而驰。特朗普政府命令司法部调查拜登使用自动签名笔,这似乎属于滥用职权。询问操作自动签名笔的人是否受到指示是合理的,但启动司法部调查的标准应该很高。启动调查需要具体的行为不端指控,而不仅仅是猜测。拜登否认签署了禁止液化天然气出口的命令,但这并不意味着有人未经授权签署了该命令,很可能只是他忘记了。如果国会监督委员会想获得真实信息,避免潜在的起诉威胁,证人会更愿意提供诚实的证词。国会和行政部门可能在互相拆台,这会阻碍监督委员会获取真相。

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The podcast discusses investigations into President Biden's fitness for office due to his age and potential cognitive decline. Republicans are questioning the validity of his executive actions and pardons, raising concerns about his mental capacity to govern effectively. The 25th Amendment is also mentioned in context of a president's cognitive decline.
  • Investigations into President Biden's fitness for office are underway.
  • Republicans question the validity of Biden's executive actions and pardons.
  • Concerns raised about Biden's cognitive abilities.
  • The 25th Amendment is discussed in relation to a cognitively declining president.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer seeks testimony from top White House advisers and Biden's physician, while Donald Trump suggests his predecessor's executive actions might be void if Biden didn't personally sign them. Plus, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is brought back from El Salvador, as the Supreme Court directed, to face federal criminal charges.

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