Former President Joe Biden is defending his frequent use of an autopen during his term in the White House. The New York Times interviewed Biden in a conversation that revolved around his use of the device during the final pardons he made at the conclusion of his time in office.

Former President Joe Biden told the New York Times that he granted his staff the use of his autopen because he “had granted clemency to so many people. ” For the first time in an interview with the NYT,

Former President Joe Biden orally granted thousands of pardons and commutations in the final months of his term, he told the New York Times.