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By Theo Burman
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A Missouri Republican has called for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the "cognitive decline" of former President Joe Biden.
"I am demanding the DOJ investigated whether President Biden's cognitive decline allowed unelected staff to push through radical policy without his knowing approval," Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wrote. "If true, these executive orders, pardons, and all other actions are unconstitutional and legally void."
Newsweek contacted the DOJ for more information via email.
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Why It Matters
Bailey said that if Biden were unaware of any executive orders he signed, plus other actions, they would be rendered void.
His statement shows that there is a continued focus on the Biden administration from Republicans, despite the party holding power in both houses of Congress and the White House.
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What To Know
In a statement on social media, Bailey called on the DOJ, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, to investigate whether Biden was fully aware of all orders he signed while he was president.
In his letter to the DOJ, Bailey blamed high-level Democrats for manipulating Biden, including former Vice President Kamala Harris: "There are profound reasons to suspect that Biden's staff and political allies exploited his mental decline to issue purported presidential orders without his knowing approval.
"Speaker Johnson, for example, reported that staff and elected officials—including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—tried to prevent Johnson from meeting with Biden.
"Though presidents always have gatekeepers, in Biden's case, the walls around him were higher and the controls greater, according to Democratic lawmakers, donors and aides who worked for Biden and other administrations. Staff limited Biden's ability to speak with others and limited the sources of information he consumed."
Bailey has served as Missouri's attorney general since January 2023. In November 2024, it was reported that he was under consideration to become President Donald Trump's attorney general pick, though Trump eventually picked Matt Gaetz, and later Bondi.
At time of writing, the DOJ has not issued a response to Bailey's comments.
What People Are Saying
Former President Donald Trump in 2023: "Crooked Joe Biden is not only dumb and incompetent. I believe that he has gone mad—a stark raving lunatic—with his horrible country-threatening environmental open borders and DOJ, FBI weaponization policies.
"He is a mental catastrophe that is leading our country to hell that will end up in World War III because of this man and for no reason whatsoever."
What Happens Next
Trump's administration is continuing to dismantle many of the executive orders that Biden introduced.
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