Overview

• Chairman James Comer issued the subpoena on July 15 after Tomasini’s lawyers unexpectedly requested a formal order to compel her July 18 testimony.
• Tomasini had initially agreed to a voluntary interview but her counsel reversed course and asked for the subpoena on July 14.
• In his cover letter, Comer said her insights are needed to assess President Biden’s cognitive capacity and guide any 25th Amendment fitness oversight measures.
• The broader GOP probe is examining allegations that aides misused an autopen to sign dozens of pardons and commutations during Biden’s final days in office.
• Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Ron Johnson signaled plans to subpoena thousands of final-day White House emails in a parallel investigation.