Republican-led House committee subpoenas White House aides over Biden's health
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., wrote that he's concerned the aides “may be running interference on behalf of the President and perhaps doing some of the President’s job for him.”
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., previously asked Biden's personal physician to testify.Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA via AP file
- July 10, 2024, 5:29 PM EDT / Updated July 10, 2024, 5:49 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — The GOP-led House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas Wednesday for three White House aides, requesting depositions to discuss President Joe Biden's cognitive state.
The subpoenas, first reported by Axios, are for first lady Jill Biden’s senior adviser Anthony Bernal, White House deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini and White House senior adviser Ashley Williams.
The letters accompanying the subpoenas alleged that the aides have “firsthand knowledge of the extent to which President Biden is personally carrying out the duties of his office and whether he is capable of doing so.”
“The Committee seeks this information to explore whether the time has come for Congress to revisit potential legislation to address the oversight of presidents’ fitness to serve pursuant to its authority under Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment,” the letters said.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the committee chair, said the panel is concerned these aides “may be running interference on behalf of the President and perhaps doing some of the President’s job for him.”
“President Biden is clearly unfit for office, yet his staff are trying to hide the truth from the American people,” he added.
Republican-led House committee subpoenas White House aides over Biden's health
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., wrote that he's concerned the aides “may be running interference on behalf of the President and perhaps doing some of the President’s job for him.”
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