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House Committee Holds First Closed-Door Interviews in Biden Mental Fitness Investigation

The sessions aim to determine whether Biden’s aides used an autopen to sign executive actions without his authorization before subpoenaing his former physician for testimony on July 9.

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Former President Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) in Chicago on April 15. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Overview

  • Former Domestic Policy Council director Neera Tanden was the first to testify in a closed-door, transcribed interview Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
  • Committee Chairman James Comer has scheduled former senior advisor Anthony Bernal for questioning Thursday and plans interviews with Ashley Williams and Annie Tomasini.
  • Lawmakers are probing claims that top aides concealed signs of the former president’s cognitive decline and bypassed him on key decisions.
  • Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s former White House physician, refused an initial request and now faces a subpoena to appear before the committee on July 9.
  • Biden and his aides insist the president remained fully in charge and note a 2005 Justice Department memo that deems autopen use legal.