{"id":2443522,"date":"2025-06-05T17:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-sought-testimony-on-biden-from-bombshell-book-authors-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:34:59","slug":"cornyn-sought-testimony-on-biden-from-bombshell-book-authors-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-sought-testimony-on-biden-from-bombshell-book-authors-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn sought testimony on Biden from bombshell book authors &#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\">24<\/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%2Fcornyn-sought-testimony-on-biden-from-bombshell-book-authors-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=2443522&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>Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recently announced that he has sought testimony from CNNS Jake Tapper and axios&#8217;s Alex Thompson for an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upcoming congressional hearing focused<\/a> on former President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental health during his time in office. This request stems from their co-authorship of the book &#8220;Original Sin,&#8221; which discusses allegations of Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline and attempts to cover it up by his associates. Cornyn stated that the witness list for the hearing, scheduled for June 18 under the Senate Judiciary Committee, is still being finalized and that some individuals are reluctant to testify. The hearing aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-investigates-zuckerberg-backed-non-profit-over-potential-violations-of-state-law\/\" title=\"Texas AG Investigates Zuckerberg-Backed Non-Profit Over Potential Violations Of State Law\">investigate concerns related<\/a> to who was effectively managing the presidency in Biden&#8217;s later months in office,leading to broader Republican inquiries into Biden&#8217;s leadership and mental fitness,including investigations initiated by the House Oversight Committee and the Justice Department following an executive order from former President Donald Trump.  <\/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\">Cornyn sought testimony on Biden&rsquo;s mental health from bombshell book authors<\/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_2140404\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Cornyn\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) revealed Thursday he sought congressional testimony from CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper and <em>Axios&rsquo;s<\/em> Alex Thompson for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3425926\/senate-hearing-biden-cognitive-decline-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hearing later this month\">hearing later this month<\/a> on former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s mental acuity while in office.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are authors of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.prh.com\/originalsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Original Sin\">Original Sin<\/a><\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bokhari-trump-white-houses-weapon-against-deep-state-saboteurs-rattles-establishment-media\/\" title=\"Bokhari: Trump ...&#039;s Weapon Against Deep State Saboteurs Rattles Establishment Media\">recently published book<\/a> with revelations about the former president&rsquo;s alleged cognitive decline in the White House and the effort by those in Biden&rsquo;s orbit to orchestrate a &ldquo;cover-up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3432758\/congressional-doge-republicans-codify-protections-fraudulent-payments\/\">Congressional DOGE Republicans move to codify protections against fraudulent payments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3432670\/tommy-tuberville-food-stamps-senate-alabama\/\">Tommy Tuberville asks Senate not to &lsquo;bankrupt&rsquo; 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Eric Schmitt (R-MO), is a &ldquo;work in progress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) walks to board a bus to the White House with other Senate Republicans for a meeting with President Donald Trump on his spending and tax bill, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Amazingly enough, some people don&rsquo;t want to testify,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be more focused on some of the oversight and constitutional issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3431887\/trump-directs-vast-doj-investigation-biden-health-cover-up-white-house-power\/\">TRUMP ORDERS VAST INVESTIGATION INTO BIDEN HEALTH COVER-UP AND&nbsp;WHO RAN THE WHITE HOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hearing&rsquo;s organizers say it&rsquo;s to examine who was &ldquo;running the country&rdquo; amid GOP allegations Biden was only loosely in charge during his final months in office. Cornyn said he&rsquo;ll seek to answer questions like who ran the presidency &ldquo;when the president&rsquo;s mentally incompetent&rdquo; and &ldquo;in terms of continuity of government, who&rsquo;s got the nuclear codes?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will set the stage for several other Biden-focused investigations already in motion by Republicans, including those organized by the House Oversight Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and the Department of Justice. 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