The White House’s newest AI and cryptocurrency advisor is already making waves by calling out what he sees as the real power behind President Joe Biden’s crypto policies: Senator Elizabeth Warren.

In an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime Tuesday night, Trump-appointed tech czar David Sacks took aim at the Biden administration’s use of executive orders to regulate digital currency, accusing Warren of having “controlled the autopen” to push her well-known hostility toward the crypto industry.

“Let’s face it—it wasn’t Biden. Elizabeth Warren controlled the autopen,” Sacks said. “She has a pathological hatred of the crypto community and wanted to drive the industry offshore.”

Sacks was referring to the autopen device, a mechanism that allows the president’s signature to be affixed to documents without his direct involvement. It’s traditionally used for routine matters when the president is traveling—but under Biden, critics argue it’s become a workaround for an absentee commander-in-chief.

The Crypto Crackdown — Orchestrated by Warren?

According to Axios, Sacks emphasized that his comments were directed specifically at cryptocurrency regulation, where Warren’s fingerprints are all over the Biden-era crackdown. He cited her close working relationship with former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who led a series of aggressive enforcement actions that many in the tech and finance world saw as hostile to innovation.

“We don’t want to be a country that uses AI to destroy industries,” Sacks added. “We want to be a country that uses it to build.”

The Trump administration’s messaging has made clear that it views crypto not as a threat, but as an opportunity—and Warren, they argue, was the single most influential figure in shaping Biden’s opposite view.

Oversight Launches Autopen Investigation

In the wake of Sacks’ comments, House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has opened a formal investigation into the use of the autopen during Biden’s term. The committee wants to determine whether executive actions, particularly those impacting the tech sector, were executed without the president’s full awareness or direct involvement.

While Warren hasn’t commented on the allegations, her record speaks for itself. She’s repeatedly blasted cryptocurrencies as tools for money laundering and fraud and has called for the creation of a central bank digital currency—a move many critics say would give the federal government even greater surveillance power over Americans’ financial lives.

Why It Matters

This latest development is more than just political theater. It strikes at the heart of one of the major debates unfolding in Washington: Who really controlled the levers of power in the Biden White House?

Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have both signaled support for crypto innovation, particularly as states like Louisiana and Florida move forward with digital finance legislation of their own. David Sacks’ comments add fuel to that narrative. Whether or not the autopen was used as a weapon in the war against crypto, it’s clear that conservatives are getting serious about the fight, not just over policy, but over who actually called the shots in the Oval Office for the last four years.

And if Elizabeth Warren was putting Biden's name on the dotted line, voters deserve to know.