Hopefully, the House Oversight Committee will think to depose Joe Biden’s handlers on separate days. If all three aides have to sit down at the same time, it could force a temporary transfer of authority to Kamala Harris.
That assumes, of course, that the three aides named in the subpoenas actually show up for depositions. A week ago, Axios named Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, and Ashley Williams as the aides who have formed a protective bubble around Joe Biden to such an extent that others in the White House warned that Biden had “lost all independence.” At the time I urged Congress to start investigating whether Biden was still carrying out his duties independently.
That time has arrived, Axios now reports, but will it work?
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee subpoenaed three senior White House aides Wednesday, demanding they sit for depositions regarding President Biden‘s health, according to letters obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The subpoenas signal Republicans’ desire to investigate whether some of Biden’s closest aides essentially have hidden the 81-year-old president’s true condition, in a probe that could drag through the Nov. 5 election.
Since Biden’s weak performance at the June 27 debate ignited questions about his candidacy, some Democrats — including administration officials — have been bracing for potential congressional probes into his mental fitness, and what aides know about it.
