{"id":2442826,"date":"2025-06-04T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:11:33","slug":"comer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer asks five more ex-White House aides to testify about Biden\u2019s health and autopen use &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2442826&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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&#8217;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&#8217;s cognitive condition and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-year-later-how-the-death-of-george-floyd-changed-5-american-institutions\/\" title=\"One Year Later: How The Death Of George Floyd Changed 5 American Institutions\u00a0\">decision-making processes<\/a>. In case of non-compliance, the committee is prepared to issue subpoenas. This inquiry follows a renewed scrutiny of Biden&#8217;s administration by Republicans, especially after revelations from journalist Jake Tapper&#8217;s book. The investigation aims to address concerns about Biden&#8217;s mental decline and the implications of using the autopen for official acts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Comer asks five more ex-White House aides to testify about Biden&rsquo;s health and autopen use<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2139569\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Oversight Committee<\/a>&nbsp;Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is asking five former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> aides&nbsp;to sit for transcribed interviews in front of his committee in an expansion of his investigation into the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s health and the use of the autopen.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These five former senior advisors were eyewitnesses to President Biden&rsquo;s condition and operations within the Biden White House,&rdquo; Comer said in a press release. &ldquo;They must appear before the House Oversight Committee and provide truthful answers about President Biden&rsquo;s cognitive state and who was calling the shots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3430321\/tommy-tuberville-endorsement-neutral-alabama-senate-race\/\">Tommy Tuberville to stay neutral in Alabama succession race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3430025\/jasmine-crockett-joins-race-top-democrat-oversight-committee\/\">Jasmine Crockett joins race to be top Democrat on Oversight Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3429342\/jd-scholten-joni-ernst-iowa-town-hall-comments\/\">Joni Ernst challenger JD Scholten motivated to run following town hall comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The interview requests come after the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >committee renewed requests<\/a> from last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CONGRESS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> to Biden&rsquo;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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of Jake Tapper&rsquo;s book, &lsquo;Original Sin,&rsquo; Republicans have dove into their investigation into the Biden administration. <\/p>\n<p>Comer has leaned into the former president&rsquo;s use of autopen for pardons and executive orders, along with an investigation into the &ldquo;cover-up&rdquo; of his &ldquo;mental decline.&rdquo; The chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/release\/chairman-comer-demands-testimony-from-bidens-doctor-former-white-house-aides-on-cover-up-of-mental-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called this<\/a> a &ldquo;historic scandal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3430530\/middle-east-cheers-trump-syrian-policy-james-lankford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MIDDLE EAST CHEERS TRUMP&rsquo;S SYRIAN POLICY, LANKFORD SAYS AFTER FOREIGN TRIP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committee is interested in obtaining your account of former President Biden&rsquo;s decline, as you were reportedly one of the five White House staffers who were &ldquo;effectively family&rdquo; to the former President,&rdquo; Comer wrote in its letter to Reed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You were described as &ldquo;nearly always by [former President] Biden&rsquo;s side on the road&rdquo; and one of the key staffers in the inner circle. The scope of your responsibilities&mdash;both official and otherwise&mdash;and personal interactions within the Oval Office cannot go without investigation,&rdquo; the letter continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2139569\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2139569\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comer requests five ex-White House aides to testify on Biden&#8217;s health and autopen use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2442827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP24324753096457.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36249,7734,32127],"class_list":["post-2442826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-health","tag-comer","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP24324753096457.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442826"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442830,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442826\/revisions\/2442830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}