{"id":2452997,"date":"2025-06-27T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karine-jean-pierre-and-three-biden-aides-swept-into-autopen-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:07:12","slug":"karine-jean-pierre-and-three-biden-aides-swept-into-autopen-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karine-jean-pierre-and-three-biden-aides-swept-into-autopen-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"Karine Jean-Pierre and three Biden aides swept into autopen inquiry"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fkarine-jean-pierre-and-three-biden-aides-swept-into-autopen-inquiry%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=2452997&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>The article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-us-officials-have-first-hand-knowledge-of-secret-ufo-program-rubio\/\" title=\"Rubio: US Officials Aware of Secret UFO Program\">ongoing investigation led<\/a> by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer regarding the use of an autopen by President biden and his administration. Comer has requested testimony from former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and three other aides,including former communication officials Ian Sams and Andrew Bates,and former chief of staff Jeff Zients. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-sweeping-bidenomics-plan-to-reduce-healthcare-costs\/\" title=\"Biden unveils bold &#039;Bidenomics&#039; strategy to cut healthcare expenses.\">inquiry aims<\/a> to explore concerns over the potential cover-up of Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline and the legitimacy of executive actions taken under his presidency. despite some witnesses refusing to testify, the committee plans to conduct closed-door interviews, with transcripts to be released afterward. The investigation has gained attention following the publication of Jake Tapper&#8217;s book discussing Biden&#8217;s mental fitness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-emord-doj-scrambles-to-find-non-existent-evidence-of-intent\/\" title=\"Jonathan Emord: DOJ Scrambles to Find Non-Existent Evidence of \u201cIntent\u201d\">executive decision-making<\/a>.  <\/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\">Karine Jean-Pierre and three more Biden aides swept into House Oversight autopen inquiry<\/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_2159339\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Oversight Committee<\/a> Chairman<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) is asking former White House press secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> and three other Biden administration aides to testify before his committee as he expands his investigation into the use of an autopen.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman will send four more letters to Jean-Pierre, former Biden communication aides Ian Sams and Andrew Bates, and former chief of staff Jeff Zients, requesting their appearance before the committee&rsquo;s majority and minority counsel for closed-door, transcribed interviews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3456277\/ritchie-torres-flames-ogles-investigation-into-mamdani-citizenship\/\">Torres flames Ogles investigation into Mamdani&#8217;s citizenship: &#8216;Profoundly unAmerican&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3456283\/iran-congress-briefing-house-lawmakers-divided\/\">House lawmakers leave Iran briefing tight-lipped and divided on satisfaction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3456191\/white-house-salt-cap-offer-no-deal-senate\/\">White House breaks SALT logjam &mdash; but still no deal with the Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;President Biden&rsquo;s inner <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >circle repeatedly told<\/a> the American people that he was &lsquo;sharp as ever,&rsquo; dismissing any commentary about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-two-thirds-of-voters-want-joe-biden-to-take-a-mental-fitness-test\/\" title=\"Nolte: Two-Thirds of Voters Want Joe Biden to Take a ... Test\">obvious mental decline<\/a> as &lsquo;gratuitous,&rsquo;&rdquo; Comer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of interviews are expected to be conducted in the coming weeks after the first witness, Neera Tanden, testified Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The second witness, Anthony Bernal, refused to appear before the committee to testify in its investigation after the White House said the witnesses were not protected by executive privilege, per a letter sent Tuesday. Executive privilege allows the witness to withhold information from Congress to protect the integrity of the executive branch. The committee went on to subpoena the former senior adviser to former first lady Jill Biden<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As part of our aggressive investigation into the cover-up of his cognitive decline and potentially unauthorized executive actions, we must hear from those who aided and abetted this farce,&rdquo; Comer continued in his statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3454096\/anthony-bernal-cancels-house-oversight-interview-biden-autopen-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ANTHONY BERNAL ABRUPTLY CANCELS HOUSE OVERSIGHT TESTIMONY FOR BIDEN AUTOPEN INVESTIGATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the interviews are conducted behind closed doors, the transcripts are expected to be made public, according to a spokesperson for the committee. Comer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that no interview transcripts will be released before all of them have concluded.<\/p>\n<p>A large part of this push by the GOP comes after the release of Jake Tapper&rsquo;s book, <em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em>. 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<\/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_2159339\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2159339\"}});<\/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>Karine Jean-Pierre and three Biden aides called to testify in autopen inquiry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2452998,"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\/2024\/12\/karine-jean-pierre-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58060,58059,32635,32127],"class_list":["post-2452997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-autopen-inquiry","tag-biden-aides","tag-karine-jean-pierre","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/karine-jean-pierre-1-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452997","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=2452997"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453001,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452997\/revisions\/2453001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}