Overview

• Jeff Zients told House investigators that Joe Biden increasingly struggled with names and dates and began requiring additional meetings to reach decisions in his final years in office.
• Zients said he urged White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor to conduct a full medical evaluation, including a cognitive test, after the June 27, 2024 debate.
• He testified that Jill Biden discussed adjusting the president’s schedule for more rest and that aide Annie Tomasini sought to limit walking distances and stairs for appearances.
• Zients reported that Hunter Biden attended some end-of-term discussions about presidential pardons, and he confirmed an aide sent autopen authorization emails from his account for certain actions.
• With Zients as the final witness, the Oversight Committee has completed interviews for its inquiry into Biden’s fitness and autopen use, after several subpoenaed aides invoked the Fifth Amendment.