Overview
- President Trump waived executive privilege for nine former Biden aides, enabling the House Oversight Committee to compel unshielded testimony in its investigation
- Neera Tanden testified June 24 that she was authorized to use the autopen on Biden’s behalf as staff secretary but denied any impropriety or doubts about his leadership
- After the privilege waiver, Anthony Bernal declined a June 26 closed-door interview and was subpoenaed for a deposition on July 16 over allegations of obstruction
- Former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor has been subpoenaed to testify on July 9 about his medical assessments of Biden’s fitness
- The committee is probing whether Biden’s aides concealed his cognitive decline and unauthorized autopen use to bypass his explicit approval, with transcripts to be published after all interviews conclude