Ashley Biden Files For Divorce From Husband After 13 Years..#@
The filing comes as Ashley Biden shared a message on social media about new beginnings and boundaries. She posted a photo from a park with the caption referencing fresh starts and different approaches to life going forward. Ashley Biden previously spoke about her wedding during an appearance at the Democratic National Convention, describing how her father helped orchestrate the reception details. “At the time, my dad was vice president, but he was also that dad who literally set up the entire reception,” she told the crowd, adding that he was managing everything from arrangements to emotional moments.
The couple had maintained a relatively private life despite the family’s prominence in national politics. Their 13-year marriage had not been the subject of significant public controversy before the filing announcement.
The Reaction
The Biden family faces other developments this week following Joe Biden’s recent departure from the presidency. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced an investigation into Biden’s decision-making during his final months in office, citing concerns about his use of autopen signatures on official documents.
Comer stated that the frequency of autopen usage raises legal questions about whether Biden actually reviewed documents before they were signed in his name. He suggested the investigation could potentially be used to challenge some of Biden’s recent pardons and executive orders in court.
What This Means
Legal experts have raised constitutional concerns about the autopen’s use on official presidential documents. Former Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz explained that the Constitution requires the president to personally sign bills and pardons, which could create legal vulnerabilities if documents were executed without his direct knowledge.
“It says, ‘sign it.’ Sign it. So an autopen would raise a real problem if he signed it by autpen, which is not a real signature,” Dershowitz noted regarding the constitutional requirement for presidential signatures.
Biden’s use of the autopen began early in his presidency and increased significantly by 2022. The president has stated he made every decision regarding pardons, though aides acknowledged he did not individually approve each name in categorical pardon categories.