Biden's personal doctor summoned as Republicans dig deeper into alleged cognitive decline cover-up

Former President Joe Biden's idiosyncratic doc is being subpoenaed to attest amid allegations of a cover-up of his cognitive diminution during his word successful the White House. 

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the president of the House Committee connected Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is compelling Dr. Kevin O’Connor to look for a deposition connected June 27.

The subpoena is portion of the probe into the cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline and perchance unauthorized issuance of sweeping pardons and different enforcement actions. 

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has subpoenaed erstwhile President Joe Biden’s doc Kevin O'Connor to look for a deposition arsenic portion of a probe into Biden's intelligence decline.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File and Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"No autopen was utilized successful the signing of this subpoena," Comer wrote connected X, referring to Biden's usage of an autopen to workout his statesmanlike responsibilities.

Comer precocious requested O'Connor to voluntarily look for a transcribed interrogation but the doc refused, according to the subpoena. 

Previously, the White House blocked the doctor from appearing for a abstracted interrogation to sermon Biden's aesculapian assessments and "involvement successful the Biden family’s power peddling racket, but the Biden White House blocked his testimony," a committee quality merchandise states. 

"Among different subjects, the Committee expressed its involvement successful whether your fiscal narration with the Biden household affected your appraisal of erstwhile President Biden’s carnal and intelligence fittingness to fulfill his duties arsenic President," the  subpoena states. "Given your connections with the Biden family,3 the Committee sought to recognize if you contributed to an effort to fell erstwhile President Biden’s fittingness to service from the American people."

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President Joe Biden walks on the Colonnade astatine the White House with his doc Kevin O'Connor, Aug. 28, 2023. O'Connor, known to President Joe Biden and others astir the White House simply arsenic "Doc," has been a portion of the president's beingness for much than a decennary and was a cardinal fig to the household erstwhile Biden's lad Beau was dying of cancer. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Biden's wellness and intelligence authorities were predominant concerns portion helium was successful office, but person been heavy scrutinized pursuing his departure from the White House aft his caller prostate crab diagnoses.

He received cleanable bills of wellness portion serving arsenic president, according to O'Connor's yearly reports connected the president's authorities of health. 

O'Connor has overseen Biden's wellness since 2009 and built a adjacent narration with the president and his family, Fox News Digital antecedently reported. 

"I person ne'er had a amended commandant than Joe Biden," O’Connor said successful a illustration interrogation with his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, erstwhile Biden served arsenic vice president. "All authorities aside, helium approaches his trade with specified honor. He’s 100 percent ‘family first.’ He’s ‘genuinely genuine.’"

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He remained retired of the spotlight during Biden's tenure until the outpouring of 2024, erstwhile speculation mounted among some conservatives and Democrats that the president's intelligence acuity was slipping, with pundits and the media subsequently demanding to perceive straight from O'Connor connected the authorities of Biden's health.