On Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called on former President Joe Biden to release internal records verifying whether he approved the use of a mechanical autopen to sign clemency grants amid allegations that the device was often deployed even while Biden was present in Washington, the Washington Examiner reported.

The call came at a Senate hearing focused on what Republicans call a broader cover-up of Biden’s declining mental state by his aides.

Hawley asked witness Theodore Wold about the legality and precedent surrounding autopen use, pressing for transparency. Wold served in President Donald Trump’s previous Department of Justice and currently sits on the board of the Oversight Project, a conservative watchdog group.

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