Trump orders investigation into Biden presidency claiming aides hid his ‘serious cognitive decline'
President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden's actions as president via a memorandum asking "who ran the United States while President Biden was in office."
The memo alleges that Biden and his aides hid his 'serious cognitive decline' during the latter part of his presidency.
The Trump administration announced the investigation on Wednesday evening. The investigation will seek to determine if "certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden's mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the President."
It also mandates an investigation into all of Biden's executive actions during his "final years in office, examining policy documents signed with an autopen, who authorized its use, and the validity of the resulting Presidential policy decisions."
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