Comer demands interviews with key Biden aides over president's mental health

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday wrote to key aides to President Joe Biden demanding that they sit for transcribed interviews as part of his investigation into the former president's mental decline and the potentially unauthorized use of an autopen for executive actions.

Comer wrote to Biden physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, former Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden, former Assistant to the President Anthony Bernal, former Deputy Chief of Staff Annie Tomasini, and former Special Assistant to the President Ashley Williams.

“The cover-up of President Biden’s obvious mental decline is a historic scandal. The American people deserve to know when this decline began, how far it progressed, and who was making critical decisions on his behalf," Comer said in a press release. "Key executive actions signed by autopen, such as sweeping pardons for the Biden Crime Family, must be examined considering President Biden’s diminished capacity."

"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," he added. "In the last Congress, the Biden White House blocked these individuals from providing testimony to the Oversight Committee as part of the effort to cover-up Biden’s declining health. Any continued obstruction will be met with swift and decisive action. The American people demand transparency and accountability now."

Comer's move follows the release of the audio of special counsel Robert Hur's interview with Biden, which confirmed his account that the president struggled to recall dates, basic facts about his life, and often appeared confused.