Four more former Biden White House aides have agreed to speak with investigators as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s probe into former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness while in office and his use of the autopen, according to a committee aide granted anonymity to speak candidly.
Ian Sams, former special assistant to the president, is scheduled for Aug. 21; Andrew Bates, former senior deputy press secretary, is scheduled for Sept. 5; Karine Jeanne-Pierre, former White House press secretary, is scheduled for Sept. 12; and Jeff Zients, former White House chief of staff, is scheduled for Sept. 18.
Two recent witnesses have declined to cooperate with Republicans’ questioning, citing their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination: Biden’s White House physician, Kevin O’Connor, and the onetime chief of staff to First Lady Jill Biden, Anthony Bernal.
