Comer Demands Testimony from Biden’s Doctor & Former Aides Amid Questions of Mental Fitness

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Comer Demands Testimony from Biden’s Doctor and Former Aides Amid Questions of Mental Fitness

 

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is intensifying scrutiny over President Biden’s mental capacity, calling for interviews with five former White House aides and the president’s personal physician. In a statement released Thursday, Comer accused members of the Biden administration of covering up what he described as a noticeable cognitive decline in the president.

 

“The American people deserve to know when this decline began, how far it progressed, and who was making critical decisions on his behalf,” Comer stated. His request specifically targets Dr. Kevin O’Connor, President Biden’s physician; Neera Tanden, former Director of the Domestic Policy Council; and former White House assistants Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini, and Ashley Williams.

 

Comer is also questioning key executive actions that he claims may have been signed with an autopen — a device used to reproduce a signature — while the president was allegedly unable to execute his duties. “Key executive actions signed by autopen, such as sweeping pardons for the Biden Crime Family, must be examined considering President Biden’s diminished capacity,” Comer said.

 

These requests come as the House Oversight Committee prepares to hold hearings examining Biden’s cognitive abilities and his reported use of autopen signatures throughout his presidency. A group of Senate Republicans has joined the push, urging testimony from Biden officials to address what they characterize as a coordinated effort to hide the president’s mental struggles.

 

Both President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have pushed back firmly against reports alleging significant cognitive decline. Despite their denials, several journalists and former staffers have emerged with claims suggesting that Biden displayed signs of mental lapses during his time in office. A particularly contentious point centers around a two-day interview between Biden and former special counsel Robert Hur. While a transcript was eventually released, the Biden administration blocked the Justice Department from making the audio available to the public.

 

Special counsel Hur concluded his investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents by describing the president as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” That description has since been cited by critics as evidence supporting concerns about Biden’s cognitive health.

 

Adding fuel to the debate, Axios recently published leaked audio reportedly from the Hur interview. The clip includes extended pauses and verbal stumbles that Comer claims render the president incapable of fulfilling his duties. “After reviewing the clip, it’s clear President Biden wasn’t capable of making decisions and became incoherent,” Comer asserted.

 

Comer has formally requested that the five individuals testify before the Oversight Committee on June 18.

 

The scrutiny over Biden’s mental state comes at a politically sensitive time, as public attention has turned to the president’s age and competence in the lead-up to the 2024 election. The release of two high-profile political books has only heightened interest. CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson co-authored Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, while Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by The Hill’s Amie Parnes and NBC’s Jonathan Allen also delves into Biden’s recent years in office. Both books reportedly raise new concerns about the president’s ability to continue leading the country.

 

As the June hearings approach, the political and public spotlight on President Biden’s mental fitness is likely to intensify, with Republicans pressing for greater transparency and accountability from those closest to the president during his term.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Hill  2025-05-24

 

 

[stevenl]

Slippery slope mr. Comer.

[JonnyF]

Let it go.

 

Everyone knows what The Dems did. Biden doesn't go a decade without a prostate exam. Normal people don't stumble up steps consistently and call out dead people.

 

They're finished. 

[blaze master]

6 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Let it go.

 

Everyone knows what The Dems did. Biden doesn't go a decade without a prostate exam. Normal people don't stumble up steps consistently and call out dead people.

 

They're finished. 

 

Remember how relentless members on here were in his defense. He was traveling before the debate. Ya and was home 5 days before it.  I don't recall many of them owning up to it. Rather they scattered into the wind only to slowly creep back in like nothing happened.

 

Gross gross lies and cover up. After the debate I posted that this exposes the entire system for what it is.

 

One great big lie. 

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

Remember how relentless members on here were in his defense.

 

Yes i do. 

 

I'd like to say that's why I don't take them seriously any more but most of them had lost any form of credibility long before that.

[Jonnapat]

Unbelievable. 

Even from this current crop of politicians. 

[dinsdale]

Massive coverup. Who was running the country and who was running the autopen? That cackling idiot Harris wasn't and I'd bet my left nut on that.