Jill Biden's top aide bails on House investigation in Biden fitness
Source: Axios
3 hours ago
Anthony Bernal, the top aide to Jill Biden, abruptly withdrew from his scheduled interview with the House Oversight Committee after President Trump's White House waived his ability to invoke executive privilege to protect private conversations.
Why it matters: Bernal was quietly one of the most powerful people in the Biden White House with regular access to former President Biden as he aged.
The Republican committee chairman said he would subpoena Bernal. Bernal was also seen internally as a sort of "loyalty police" that created a culture suspicious of dissent.
What they're saying: Republican chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said in a statement: "Now that the White House has waived executive privilege, it's abundantly clear that Anthony Bernal Jill Biden's so-called 'work husband' never intended to be transparent about Joe Biden's cognitive decline and the ensuing cover-up."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/joe-biden-mental-fitness-anthony-bernal-oversight-testimony

cbabe
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Johonny
(24,253 posts)and the hearings are just for show.
Marthe48
(21,368 posts)and his obvious dementia/tertiary syphilis/mental illness, somebody will testify about what bs is it to hang that crap on Pres. Biden.
Initech
(105,762 posts)
Bayard
(26,150 posts)trump hates that. He wants to bring Biden down to his level.
Enter stage left
(4,078 posts)Oeditpus Rex
(42,150 posts)Do the right-wing bastards have even a concept of a valid reason for this?
area51
(12,387 posts)Once again they're projecting regarding #DementiaDonnie.
el gringo loco is demented. not Biden
Mz Pip
(28,174 posts)Biden is out of office. He sick and wont run again. This just makes Republicans look like even bigger assholes.
creon
(1,765 posts)Those people have ust admitted yhay Trump is demented.
By accusing Biden of dementia, they admitted that Trump is demenmtede.
LT Barclay
(3,053 posts)what is wrong with Trump and maybe for Reagan (since someone had to bring up that treasonous bastard a couple of days ago at my work).