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Republicans Allege ‘Cover-Up’ of Biden’s Cognitive Decline at Boycotted Senate Hearing

The session laid groundwork for a June 27 House Oversight hearing to subpoena Biden’s former aides and White House doctor

Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. Donald Trump won formal nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend's failed assassination attempt. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks at a Senate Finance Committee hearing in April.
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Overview

  • Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee largely boycotted Wednesday’s hearing on Biden’s mental fitness, leaving only Senators Dick Durbin and Peter Welch to attend briefly.
  • Republican co-chairs John Cornyn and Eric Schmitt framed the session "Unfit to Serve" as an investigation into a constitutional crisis caused by an alleged administration and media cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline.
  • Former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer and legal scholars Theodore Wold and John Harrison testified about Biden’s use of an autopen for official documents and the media’s alleged silence on his health.
  • Biden’s office denied any autopen misuse and dismissed claims of a coordinated cover-up, maintaining the president personally directed key decisions.
  • The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed several former Biden aides and his White House doctor for a June 27 hearing to further probe his health disclosures and document-signing practices.