Assistant Describes Blaming Staff for Autopen Abuse as a “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card,” Says Markey and Other Officials Use the Tactic to Dodge E-Sign Act Violations.

“‘Oh, I didn’t know about this. My staff did it’… Lie!’”

“I mean, it’s easy to blame your staff, because nobody knows who they are.”

“I’ve never heard anybody ask, ‘Can I use the AutoPen?’”

UPDATE: Special Assistant to Ed Markey Jordan Jefferson Denies His Own Words When Called By O’Keefe Media Group About His Comments On Hidden Camera.

Jefferson Abruptly Hung Up the Phone When Confronted About his Conflicting Remarks…