Overview
- On July 24, Ron Klain voluntarily completed a five-hour closed-door transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee.
- Both Republican and Democratic members, including Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Andy Biggs, said Klain answered every question and delivered credible testimony.
- Chairman James Comer’s investigation is examining whether senior aides concealed signs of President Biden’s cognitive decline and authorized executive actions via autopen without his knowledge.
- Earlier witnesses such as Kevin O’Connor, Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal were subpoenaed and invoked their Fifth Amendment rights rather than testify.
- Klain told investigators that Hillary Clinton and Jake Sullivan privately expressed doubts to him about Biden’s political viability before the 2024 election bid.