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Fox News
6 days ago
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- Fox News
Biden White House aides face Oversight deadline amid threat of subpoenas
Today is the deadline for President Joe Biden's former White House physician and four aides to respond to House Oversight Committee interview requests. Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding the high-ranking staffers in former President Joe Biden's White House appear for transcribed interviews on their suspected roles, working "behind the scenes" to "cover up" the former president's mental decline during his term. Comer sent interview requests to four key Biden White House aides — former director of the Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden, former assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Annie Tomasini, former senior adviser to the first lady Anthony Bernal and former deputy director of Oval Office operations Ashley Williams. FOX is told lawyers for Neera Tanden, Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini and Ashley Williams have contacted the committee, but no interviews are confirmed or scheduled. So far, there's been no contact with physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor. While the Bidens have stayed silent on the latest congressional probe, Jill Biden's former press secretary is pushing back. With regards to Chairman spent two years trying to take on the Biden family and came up with nothing. He went fishing in a dry lake," said Michael LaRosa. If they don't commit by day's end, the committee said it is ready to issue subpoenas immediately. "We believe these are the staffers that were responsible for using the autopen... We want to ask them, 'Who gave you the authority to use Joe Biden's signature?'" Comer said on "Hannity."
Fox News
27-05-2025
- General
- Fox News
Key Biden staffers asked to testify on alleged role in mental decline ‘cover-up'
Print Close By Peter Pinedo Published May 27, 2025 House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding several high-ranking staffers in former President Joe Biden's White House appear for transcribed interviews on their suspected roles working "behind the scenes" to "cover up" the former president's significant mental decline during his term. Comer, who leads the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent interview requests to four key Biden White House aides — former director of the Domestic Policy Council Neera Tanden, former assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff Annie Tomasini, former senior adviser to the first lady Anthony Bernal and former deputy director of Oval Office operations Ashley Williams. Comer said that all of these high-ranking staffers worked "behind the scenes" and "ran interference for President Biden" to avoid his worsening condition from being discovered during his time in office. BIDEN AIDE INTIMIDATED REPORTER INVESTIGATING FORMER PRESIDENT'S MENTAL DECLINE WITH 'TACIT THREAT:' BOOK The chairman has also requested a transcribed interview with Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor. Comer told Fox News last week that these "unelected bureaucrats" had an overwhelming influence over Biden and were possibly serving as "de facto" presidents in his stead. "Today, we are calling on President Biden's physician and former White House advisors to participate in transcribed interviews so we can begin to uncover the truth," Comer said in a statement. The GOP effort comes shortly after the release of "Original Sin" by CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, which claims that the Biden White House was going all out trying to control the perception of the aging president's failing health. The book exposes the cover-up of Biden's decline and his decision to run for re-election. Tapper said during an interview with Piers Morgan on Monday that what Biden's aides did to hide his condition from the public could be "even worse" than the Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon's presidency. "It is a scandal. It is without question, and maybe even worse than Watergate in some ways," said Tapper. "The only reason we invoke Watergate is just to make clear like, it's not Watergate — this is an entirely separate scandal, maybe even worse." CREDIBILITY CRISIS: WHITE HOUSE REPORTERS SPEAK OUT ON WHETHER BIDEN'S MENTAL DECLINE WAS DELIBERATELY HIDDEN In his letters, Comer said that while the committee has been investigating the cover-up for nearly a year, "newfound details regarding President Biden's obvious decline demand renewed scrutiny of White House personnel actions and knowledge of relevant information over the course of the prior administration." Comer said the committee is seeking "to understand who made key decisions and exercised the powers of the executive branch during the Biden Administration." "The cover-up of President Biden's obvious mental decline is a historic scandal," he said. "The American people deserve to know when this decline began, how far it progressed, and who was making critical decisions on his behalf." Recalling the Oversight Committee's previous attempts to subpoena these staffers, Comer said that "the Biden White House blocked these individuals from providing testimony." Now, he said that "any continued obstruction will be met with swift and decisive action." If the staffers and physician do not honor his request, Comer said the "next step" will be issuing subpoenas, compelling them to testify. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP On Tuesday, Comer floated the possibility of also issuing subpoenas to former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as well as Hunter Biden and Jill Biden. "Obviously, we're interested in Jean Pierre. … We're also interested in Jill Biden and Hunter Biden," he said, adding that "if the trail leads us to the next step, which many believe would be perhaps Jill Biden and Hunter Biden, then we will go there." Fox News Digital reached out to Tanden, Tomasini, Bernal, Williams, O'Connor and Jean-Pierre for comment. Print Close URL
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Legally dubious': Fmr. Biden policy advisor skeptical of Trump's plan to buy out federal workers
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget under Trump released and rescinded a memo on a federal aid freeze, creating widespread confusion for Americans and Congress. Neera Tanden, former U.S. Domestic Policy Advisor to President Biden, joins Joy Reid to discuss this, plus Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders in his first week and a half in office.
