Biden Autopen Pardons are Null & Void plus Fighting Horrific Nigerian Persecution of Christians
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
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Biden Pardons & Autopen Controversy
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The discussion centers on claims that President Joe Biden improperly delegated or failed to personally authorize thousands of pardons and commutations at the end of his presidency.
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Cruz argues that under the Constitution, only the President can personally make pardon decisions, and if staffers used an autopen without Biden’s direct involvement, those pardons are “null and void.”
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The conversation highlights concerns about Biden’s alleged disengagement, potential misuse of authority by White House staff, and the legal battles that could arise if the Department of Justice revisits these pardons.
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Persecution of Christians in Nigeria
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Cruz introduces legislation addressing severe religious persecution in Nigeria, where extremist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa have killed tens of thousands of Christians, attacked churches, and kidnapped priests.
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The proposed bill, the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, would classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” impose sanctions on complicit Nigerian officials, and reinforce designations against jihadist groups.
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Cruz frames this as part of his long-standing advocacy for global religious freedom and draws parallels to past cases, such as Sudan’s imprisonment of Miriam Ibrahim for her Christian faith.
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| 0:33.6 | Welcome at his verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you. It's so nice to have you with us. |
| 0:40.2 | And this episode will also be on YouTube. So if you've not watched us on YouTube, you can do that |
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| 0:50.6 | From the very beginning, we got a pack show for you today. Three major issues we're going to be talking about, including Senator Cruz. |
| 0:58.1 | You're now really diving into Joe Biden breaking the pardon rules with auto pin use. |
| 1:05.7 | This coming after a bombshell report, and there is going to be some accountability. |
| 1:10.5 | Well, more and more evidence |
| 1:11.6 | is coming out that Joe Biden was completely disengaged from the pardon and commutation process. |
| 1:17.9 | And under the Constitution, a partner or commutation only has legal force if the president |
| 1:22.7 | makes the decision himself. If a staffer makes it, if somebody else in the White House makes |
| 1:27.4 | it, it has no |
| 1:28.0 | legal force. It is null and void. There have been multiple reports about just how disengaged |
| 1:33.5 | Joe Biden was in this process. And this week, I wrote a letter to Pam Bondi, the Attorney |
| 1:38.8 | General, calling on the Department of Justice to systematically examine the evidence case by case |
| 1:44.0 | of what the direct involvement |
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