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House Oversight Schedules Biden Aides, Physician to Testify in Cognitive Decline and Autopen Probe

Chair James Comer has also subpoenaed Biden’s White House physician for a June 27 deposition

Former President Joe Biden can be seen posing at the opening night of "Othello" on Broadway at The Barrymore Theatre on March 23, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
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Neera Tanden is seen at the U.S. Capitol after a U.S. Holocaust Memorial event on May 7, 2024. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Overview

  • Neera Tanden, former Domestic Policy Council director, will testify on June 24, Anthony Bernal on June 26, Ashley Williams on July 11 and Annie Tomasini on July 18
  • Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s White House physician, has been subpoenaed to give a formal deposition on June 27 after declining a request for a voluntary interview
  • The committee is probing whether senior aides concealed Biden’s mental decline and made key decisions on his behalf
  • Investigators are examining the use of Biden’s autopen signature to authorize pardons and other executive actions without his explicit consent
  • The inquiry has expanded to include letters to Ron Klain, Anita Dunn, Michael Donilon, Bruce Reed and Steve Ricchetti, and President Trump has tasked the Justice Department with probing autopen practices