Poll: 52% of voters want Biden admin. officials prosecuted for autopen use

OAN Staff
Katherine Mosack
1:20 PM Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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A recent poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 52% of U.S. voters believe aides and other officials under former President Joe Biden should be criminally prosecuted for purportedly using the presidential autopen without his knowledge or approval.

The poll, published on Monday, revealed that 52% of voters think Biden’s staffers should face criminal prosecution after allegedly covering up his declining mental acuity while in office. In contrast, 32% disagreed with this majority, and 17% said they were “unsure.”

Additionally, 55% of voters said it is likely that Biden’s White House staff used the autopen to sign important documents without his knowledge or approval while in office. Among them, 40% believed it was “Very Likely.” Meanwhile, 33% of respondents did not believe this occurred, including 18% who said it was “Not At All Likely,” and 12% remained “unsure.”

Rasmussen pollsters noted that a similar survey conducted in March showed only slight changes in attitudes on this topic compared to the current results.

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Breaking down the findings by party affiliation, 75% of Republicans, 36% of Democrats, and 44% of unaffiliated voters said that Biden White House officials should be criminally tried.

Gender differences also emerged in the survey. According to the results, 60% of men believe Biden’s administration unlawfully used the autopen, compared to 50% of women who agree. Furthermore, 58% of men think the previous administration should face charges, whereas 46% of women share that view—a 12-point difference.

Regarding race and ethnicity, 57% of White voters, 44% of Black voters, 58% of non-White Hispanics, and 57% of other minorities consider it at least somewhat likely that members of Biden’s White House staff used the autopen to sign documents without the president’s knowledge or approval. Notably, Hispanics showed the highest level of support for criminal prosecution related to the so-called “autopen scandal.”

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This report appears to be in response to last month’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform findings, which concluded that “as President Biden’s [mental and physical] condition deteriorated, his aides exercised presidential authority and facilitated executive actions without his direct authorization, including misusing the autopen and failing to properly document decision-making processes.”

Age also played a role in perceptions revealed by the poll. Those in their 40s were most suspicious that the autopen was used unlawfully, while voters under 30 were more inclined to favor prosecution than older age groups.

Support for prosecution was highest among certain voter bases, with 78% of President Donald Trump supporters and 53% of former Vice President Kamala Harris voters in the 2024 election cycle backing criminal charges against Biden’s aides, according to the poll.

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The survey was conducted from October 28–30 and included 1,157 likely U.S. voters. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points, with a 95% level of confidence.

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Poll: 52% of voters want Biden admin. officials prosecuted for autopen use