Comer asks five more ex-White House aides to testify about Biden’s health and autopen use – Washington Examiner
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has requested testimony from five former aides of President Joe Biden as part of an investigation into the former president’s health and the use of an autopen for signing documents. The aides include Michael Donilon, Anita Dunn, Ronald Klain, Bruce Reed, and Steve Ricchetti. Comer emphasized the importance of their eyewitness accounts regarding Biden’s cognitive condition and decision-making processes. In case of non-compliance, the committee is prepared to issue subpoenas. This inquiry follows a renewed scrutiny of Biden’s administration by Republicans, especially after revelations from journalist Jake Tapper’s book. The investigation aims to address concerns about Biden’s mental decline and the implications of using the autopen for official acts.
Comer asks five more ex-White House aides to testify about Biden’s health and autopen use
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is asking five former Joe Biden aides to sit for transcribed interviews in front of his committee in an expansion of his investigation into the former president’s health and the use of the autopen.
Comer sent letters on Wednesday to five former Biden administration aides: former senior adviser to the president Michael Donilon, former senior adviser to the president for communications Anita Dunn, former chief of staff Ronald Klain, former deputy chief of staff for policy Bruce Reed, and former counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti.
“These five former senior advisors were eyewitnesses to President Biden’s condition and operations within the Biden White House,” Comer said in a press release. “They must appear before the House Oversight Committee and provide truthful answers about President Biden’s cognitive state and who was calling the shots.”
The interview requests come after the committee renewed requests from last Congress to Biden’s physician and four former aides, saying the committee plans on releasing these interview dates later this week. The witnesses will be subpoenaed by the committee if they ignore the request.
Following the release of Jake Tapper’s book, ‘Original Sin,’ Republicans have dove into their investigation into the Biden administration.
Comer has leaned into the former president’s use of autopen for pardons and executive orders, along with an investigation into the “cover-up” of his “mental decline.” The chairman called this a “historic scandal.”
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“The Committee is interested in obtaining your account of former President Biden’s decline, as you were reportedly one of the five White House staffers who were “effectively family” to the former President,” Comer wrote in its letter to Reed.
“You were described as “nearly always by [former President] Biden’s side on the road” and one of the key staffers in the inner circle. The scope of your responsibilities—both official and otherwise—and personal interactions within the Oval Office cannot go without investigation,” the letter continued.
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