{"id":2457402,"date":"2025-07-09T10:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-physician-invokes-fifth-amendment-for-house-deposition\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:58:49","slug":"biden-physician-invokes-fifth-amendment-for-house-deposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-physician-invokes-fifth-amendment-for-house-deposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden physician invokes Fifth Amendment for House deposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fbiden-physician-invokes-fifth-amendment-for-house-deposition%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=2457402&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>Dr. Kevin O&#8217;connor, former President Joe Biden&#8217;s physician, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee. The deposition, held at the Rayburn House Office Building, lasted less than an hour, with O&#8217;Connor refusing to answer questions as part of the committee&#8217;s investigation into an alleged cover-up of Biden&#8217;s cognitive health decline. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer criticized O&#8217;Connor for concealing the truth and suggested that there was a conspiracy to hide Biden&#8217;s condition. Despite requests to delay his deposition and concerns raised by O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s lawyers about patient confidentiality,the committee proceeded without delay. Former President Donald Trump waived executive privilege the night before, allowing the deposition to take place without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-3-most-shocking-discoveries-just-unsealed-in-trump-classified-docs-case\/\" title=\"Unveiling the Top 3 Startling Revelations from Trump&#039;s Classified Docs Case\">protections typically afforded<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disinformation-tracker-accused-of-censorship-holds-ties-to-uk-government-dark-arts\/\" title=\"&#039;UK government-linked &#039;Disinformation&#039; tracker accused of censorship: Unveiling &#039;Dark arts&#039;.&#039;\">executive branch communications<\/a>. Additional witnesses connected to the investigation are scheduled to be interviewed, with transcripts expected to be released once all interviews conclude.  <\/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\">Biden physician Kevin O&rsquo;Connor invoked Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee deposition<\/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_2169491\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3465435\/kevin-oconnor-who-is-former-biden-white-house-physician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor\">Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor<\/a>, who was former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/BIDEN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor\">Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> physician, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a deposition on Wednesday before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor\">House Oversight Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Connor entered the Rayburn House Office Building hearing room at 9:36 a.m. and&nbsp;didn&rsquo;t&nbsp;take any questions from reporters. He exited shortly thereafter at 10:31 a.m. with his lawyers saying, &ldquo;no comments to the press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3466331\/mike-collins-georgia-senate-run-raffensperger-waits\/\">Mike Collins considers Georgia Senate run as Raffensperger waits in the wings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3464681\/democrats-republicans-race-define-big-beautiful-bill\/\">Democrats and Republicans race to define the &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; to voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3465448\/michigan-democrats-raise-millions-open-senate-seat\/\">Michigan Democrats raise millions to battle one another for open Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3465435\/kevin-oconnor-who-is-former-biden-white-house-physician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WHO IS DR. KEVIN O&rsquo;CONNOR? MEET BIDEN&rsquo;S FORMER WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN\">WHO IS DR. KEVIN O&rsquo;CONNOR? MEET BIDEN&rsquo;S FORMER WHITE HOUSE PHYSICIAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the deposition was so brief because O&rsquo;Connor invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions as part of the committee&rsquo;s investigation into the alleged cover-up of Biden&rsquo;s health decline.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s clear there was a conspiracy to cover up President Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline after Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor, Biden&rsquo;s physician and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >family business associate<\/a>, refused to answer any questions and chose to hide behind the Fifth Amendment,&rdquo; said House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY). &ldquo;The American people demand transparency, but Dr. O&rsquo;Connor would rather conceal the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s deposition follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3452415\/neera-tanden-house-oversight-committee-authorized-autopen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Neera Tanden's appearance\">Neera Tanden&rsquo;s appearance<\/a> for a daylong interview before the Oversight Committee&rsquo;s majority and minority counsel last month. The doctor showed up despite a request to delay his hearing and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3466195\/trump-waives-executive-privilege-biden-physician-kevin-oconnor-house-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House waiving him<\/a> from executive privilege.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s physician, Dr. Kevin O&rsquo;Connor, entered his closed-door, transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee at 9:36 a.m. He did not take any questions from reporters. <\/p>\n<p>The last interview, with Neera Tanden, took over four hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcKBiqr0KX\">pic.twitter.com\/OcKBiqr0KX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Green (@lauren_greennn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauren_greennn\/status\/1942942766826139989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Dr. O&rsquo;Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden&rsquo;s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States,&rdquo; Comer said. &ldquo;Congress must assess legislative solutions to prevent such a coverup from happening again. We will continue to interview more Biden White House aides to get the answers Americans deserve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3466195\/trump-waives-executive-privilege-biden-physician-kevin-oconnor-house-probe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"waived executive privilege\">waived executive privilege<\/a> the night before the O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressmen-surveilled-by-trump-doj-were-actually-subject-to-an-incidental-collection\/\" title=\"Dem Congressmen Surveilled By Trump DOJ Were Actually Subject To An \u2018Incidental Collection\u2019\">closed-door hearing<\/a>. Executive privilege allows a witness to withhold information from Congress to protect the integrity of the executive branch. As the investigation progresses, the rest of the witnesses will also be denied the same protections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s lawyers sent a request Saturday to delay his deposition before the counsel, saying the doctor could face &ldquo;serious consequences&rdquo; for violating his obligations as a physician, including losing his medical license. Comer declined the request.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are unaware of any prior occasion on which a Congressional Committee has subpoenaed a physician to testify about the treatment of an individual patient,&rdquo; the physician&rsquo;s lawyers wrote. &ldquo;And the notion that a Congressional Committee would do so without any regard whatsoever for the confidentiality of the physician-patient relationship is alarming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3459837\/five-aides-testimony-dates-house-oversight-biden-autopen-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FIVE MORE BIDEN AIDES LOCK IN TESTIMONY DATES FOR HOUSE OVERSIGHT AUTOPEN INVESTIGATION <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The transcripts are slated to be made public, according to a spokesperson for the committee. Comer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> last month that no interviews will be released before all of them have concluded. Transcribed interviews are typically conducted by committee staff over several hours, and both parties are granted extended time for questioning, compared to the five-minute increments afforded to members during publicly televised hearings.<\/p>\n<p>Interviews are set to take place until Aug. 7, with former Jill Biden aide Anthony Bernal scheduled to appear on July 16 for a deposition after being subpoenaed for refusing to appear before the committee to testify as part of its investigation, following the White House telling the witnesses they were not protected by executive privilege.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2169491\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2169491\"}});<\/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>Biden&#8217;s doctor O&#8217;Connor invoked Fifth Amendment at hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3927,"featured_media":2457403,"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\/07\/Dr.-Kevin-OConnor-arrival-3-scaled-1024x577.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,45995,58728,18910],"class_list":["post-2457402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-fifth-amendment","tag-house-deposition","tag-physician"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr.-Kevin-OConnor-arrival-3-scaled-1024x577.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457402","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\/3927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457406,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457402\/revisions\/2457406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}