{"id":2442836,"date":"2025-06-04T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:26:38","slug":"comer-asks-five-more-ex-white-house-aides-to-testify-about-bidens-health-and-autopen-use","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\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer asks five more ex-White House aides to testify about Biden\u2019s health and autopen use"},"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\">30<\/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%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=2442836&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 his inquiry into Biden&#8217;s health and the use of an autopen for executive orders. The aides being summoned include Michael Donilon, Anita Dunn, Ronald Klain, Bruce Reed, and Steve Ricchetti, who are described as eyewitnesses to the President&#8217;s condition and the operations within the White House. Comer emphasized the importance of their testimony in providing insight into Biden&#8217;s cognitive state 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>. This move follows ongoing inquiries into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-time-for-the-people-of-new-york-to-determine-andrew-cuomos-fate\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Time For The People Of New York To Determine Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Fate\">potential cover-ups<\/a> regarding Biden&#8217;s mental decline, spurred by recent publications, including a book by CNN anchor Jake Tapper. The committee has indicated that failure to comply with these requests could lead to subpoenas.  <\/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 <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">James Comer<\/a> (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 president&rsquo;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\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3430803\/cbo-republican-megabill-2-4-trillion-deficit\/\">CBO says Republican megabill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3430759\/watch-live-house-republicans-press-conference\/\">WATCH LIVE: House Republicans hold press conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3430419\/house-republicans-eye-ways-make-doge-cuts-last-beyond-elon-musk\/\">House Republicans eye several ways to make DOGE cuts last beyond Elon Musk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The interview requests come after the <a href=\"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=\"... asks five more ex... to testify about Biden\u2019s health and autopen use - Washington Examiner\">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, and it plans to release the dates later this week. The committee will subpoena witnesses if they ignore the request.<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of CNN anchor Jake Tapper&rsquo;s book, <em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em>, Republicans have dived into their investigation into the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Comer has leaned into the former president&rsquo;s use of an 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 it<\/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 &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >effectively family&#038;rsquo<\/a>; to the former President,&rdquo; Comer wrote in the letter to Reed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You were described as &lsquo;nearly always by Biden&rsquo;s side on the road&rsquo; and one of the key staffers in the inner circle,&rdquo; the letter continues. &ldquo;The scope of your responsibilities&mdash;both official and otherwise&mdash;and personal interactions within the Oval Office cannot go without investigation.&rdquo;<\/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":2442837,"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":[],"tags":[3620,4964,8676,32127],"class_list":["post-2442836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-health","tag-testimony","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\/2442836","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=2442836"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442840,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442836\/revisions\/2442840"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}