Donald Trump Drops the Hammer: Ex-Biden Aides Forced to Spill Secrets About Joe Biden’s Mental Decline
Former Biden administration officials are now being questioned by Congress as part of a growing investigation into whether there was an intentional effort to cover up President Joe Biden’s mental decline while he was still in office. The House Oversight Committee, led by Republican Chairman James Comer of Kentucky, is looking into whether senior aides helped keep the president’s condition hidden from the public and even from other staff members inside the White House.
In a major development, the Trump administration has formally waived executive privilege for several of Biden’s top former aides. This means those individuals can’t use their past White House roles to avoid answering questions from Congress. The letter, signed by Deputy Counsel to the President Gary Lawkowski, was sent to a number of high-ranking Biden officials, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and other top advisors such as Anita Dunn, Steve Ricchetti, Mike Donilon, Bruce Reed, and Anthony Bernal.
The waiver specifically clears the way for these individuals to be questioned about how fit they thought Biden was to serve as president and whether they knew who was actually making key decisions during his time in office. According to the Trump team, the nature of these questions is so important that executive privilege shouldn’t apply.
This is not the first time executive privilege has been waived during a high-profile investigation. The Biden administration previously allowed access to certain documents during the investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot. Now, the tables have turned, and it’s Biden’s former team being investigated, with former President Trump giving permission to waive privilege in this case.
The investigation took a step forward when Neera Tanden, who was Biden’s former staff secretary, testified behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. After her interview, she told reporters that there was absolutely no effort by senior staff to hide Biden’s mental state. She said she answered every question fully and cooperated with the committee. A source told Fox News Digital that Tanden said she had very limited contact with Biden and mostly sent memos up the chain of command for approval without knowing who signed off on them.
The investigation is also looking into how Biden’s signature was handled through the autopen, a machine used to automatically sign documents on his behalf. Tanden reportedly said she didn’t know what happened after she submitted documents for autopen use — she wasn’t involved in the final decision-making.
Anthony Bernal, a longtime advisor to Jill Biden, is expected to testify next. Investigators want to understand more about how power and responsibility were managed inside the Biden White House and whether decisions were being made by others due to the president’s declining health.
The investigation remains politically charged. While Republicans say they’re seeking accountability and transparency, Democrats argue the probe is more about scoring political points than uncovering real wrongdoing. Either way, the testimonies of former senior staff members are now key to determining whether concerns about Biden’s cognitive health were covered up, and whether others were quietly taking over important presidential duties behind the scenes.
This situation raises broader questions about transparency in government, the limits of executive privilege, and how the public can be assured that the person in the Oval Office is actually the one leading the country. As more witnesses come forward, the Oversight Committee’s findings could have serious implications for how future presidential administrations are monitored and held accountable.
