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Home Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding the Division of Justice (DOJ) conduct a “complete” investigation into former President Joe Biden’s autopen use.
The committee’s GOP majority launched a 100-page report on Tuesday morning detailing findings from its months-long probe into Biden’s White Home, particularly whether or not his internal circle lined up indicators of psychological decline within the ex-president, and if that alleged cover-up prolonged to govt actions signed through autopen with out Biden’s full consciousness.
“Confronted with the cognitive decline of President Joe Biden, White Home aides — on the path of the internal circle — hid the reality concerning the former president’s situation and health for workplace,” the report mentioned.
The report additionally detailed a “haphazard documentation course of” for pardons made by Biden, which the committee argued left room for doubt over whether or not the previous president made these selections himself.
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Then-President Joe Biden speaks on the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition in Washington, Could 17, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)
“Within the absence of ample contemporaneous documentation indicating that cognitively deteriorating President Biden himself made a given govt choice, such selections don’t carry the drive of legislation and ought to be thought of void,” the GOP report mentioned.
“The Division of Justice ought to instantly conduct a evaluation of all govt actions taken by President Biden between January 20, 2021, and January 19, 2025. Given the patterns and findings detailed herein, this evaluation ought to focus notably on all acts of clemency. Nevertheless, it also needs to embrace all different forms of govt actions.”
Along with considerations about who signed off on Biden’s govt actions, Comer spent a part of the report elevating considerations about Hunter Biden’s function within the pardon course of.
Fox Information Digital beforehand reported that ex-Biden Chief of Employees Jeff Zients advised investigators that Hunter Biden was within the room for some pardon discussions — particularly the controversial preemptive pardons the ex-president gave to his family.
“It was in direction of the tip,” mentioned a portion of Zients’ transcript included within the report. “What involves thoughts is the household discussions. However I don’t know — that doesn’t imply that was it. It was the pardons in direction of the tip, very finish of the administration. And I feel it was a number of conferences, not many conferences.”
Former President Joe Biden, left, and his son, Hunter Biden, stand side-by-side. (Getty Photographs)
Comer’s report mentioned, “Zients testified that President Biden included his son, Hunter Biden, within the decision-making course of for and conferences about pardons.”
“This apparently included the assembly to debate the pardons of 5 Biden relations, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Basic Mark Milley, and the members of Congress who served on the Choose Subcommittee to Examine the January sixth assault on the USA Capitol, and their workers,” the report mentioned.
The Oversight Committee known as a complete of 14 witnesses throughout three months, primarily consisting of prime Biden administration aides — together with some who had recognized him for many years.
Regardless of practically 47 hours of interviews and sworn depositions, nonetheless, Comer steered he believed aides lined for Biden even within the committee room.
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“All through the Committee’s investigation, senior Biden White Home aides offered a perspective of President Biden’s cognitive well being utterly disconnected from that of the American public,” the report mentioned.
“Not one of many Committee’s 14 witnesses was keen to confess that they ever had a priority about President Biden being in cognitive decline. The truth is, quite a few witnesses couldn’t recall having a single dialog about President Biden’s cognitive well being with anybody inside or outdoors of the White Home.”
Comer spent a big period of time within the report criticizing former White Home doctor Dr. Kevin O’Connor. O’Connor’s sworn deposition was among the many shortest sit-downs of the investigation, with the physician having invoked the Fifth Modification for all questions save for his identify.
In a letter obtained by Fox Information Digital alongside the report, Comer known as for the D.C. Well being Board of Drugs to research O’Connor — and probably bar him from training drugs.
The GOP report known as O’Connor’s alleged choice to not conduct a cognitive examination with Biden throughout his four-year time period “reckless” and accused him of creating “grossly deceptive medical assessments.”
“His refusal to reply questions concerning the execution of his duties as doctor to the president — mixed with testimony indicating that Dr. O’Connor might have succumbed to political stress from the internal circle, influencing his medical selections and aiding within the cover-up — legitimizes the general public’s considerations that Dr. O’Connor was not forthright in finishing up his final duties to the nation,” the report mentioned.
“The Committee recommends that the District of Columbia Board of Drugs evaluation the actions taken by Dr. O’Connor whereas serving because the White Home doctor to President Biden for any potential wrongdoing within the medical care of the previous president –– together with whether or not Dr. O’Connor produced false or deceptive medical reviews to the American folks.”
Home Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., speaks throughout a information convention. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
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O’Connor’s legal professionals beforehand advised Fox Information Digital that he invoked the Fifth Modification over considerations that the scope of the committee’s probe might run afoul of doctor-patient confidentiality requirements.
Biden’s allies have repeatedly denounced Comer’s probe as political and having no foundation in actuality.
A number of individuals who spoke with the committee have argued that considerations about Biden’s psychological acuity have been made worse by the media and Republican pundits, notably after his disastrous June 2024 debate in opposition to present President Donald Trump.
In an interview with The New York Occasions in July, Biden affirmed he “made each choice” on his personal.
