Democrats respond to Biden wellness claims
A Republican congressman is broadening an probe into the grade of erstwhile President Joe Biden's carnal and intelligence diminution portion successful office, seeking grounds from immoderate of Biden's closest advisers, including his archetypal main of staff.
GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, president of the House Oversight committee, sent letters to 5 of the erstwhile president's closest aides connected Wednesday, requesting they reply questions astir Biden's "mental and carnal faculties" portion helium was starring the country.
The aides see Biden's erstwhile main of staff, Ron Klain, arsenic good arsenic members of his interior ellipse — advisers Michael Donilon, Bruce Reed, Steve Richetti, and Anita Dunn.
A spokesperson told CBS News the committee is already successful discussions with 4 different erstwhile White House aides — Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini, Ashley Williams, and Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor — to supply testimony.
Scrutiny of Biden's wellness portion successful bureau has intensified implicit caller weeks pursuing the revelation by the 82-year-old that he has been diagnosed with an assertive signifier of prostate cancer, and a new book that claims officials wrong the Biden White House worked to fell a "precipitous decline" successful his carnal and intelligence wellness portion successful office.
Klain, who near the White House successful February 2023 and besides helped hole Biden up of a disastrous statement show past June, has pushed backmost connected accusations that helium covered up immoderate wellness issues. In a substance connection to Politico, helium alternatively attributed Biden's mediocre show to advisers, who had "isolated him from home politics."
In the letters helium sent Wednesday, Comer requested the aides look earlier the committee for transcribed interviews successful the mediate of July.
"If White House unit carried retired a strategy lasting months oregon adjacent years to fell the main executive's condition–or to execute his duties–Congress whitethorn request to see a legislative response," the Kentucky Republican wrote.
As seat of the House Oversight committee, Comer oversaw a long-running probe trying to link President Biden to the concern dealings of his lad Hunter. That probe culminated successful an impeachment enquiry that yet stalled out earlier coming to a vote.
Michael Kaplan is an award-winning newsman and shaper for the CBS News investigative unit. He specializes successful securing scoops and crafting long-form tv investigations. His enactment has appeared connected "60 Minutes," CNN and successful The New York Times.
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