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Inside the Biden cover-up probe: 8 aides questioned, more on the way
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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., is investigating whether former President Joe Biden’s closest aides worked to conceal evidence of mental decline in the octogenarian Democrat during his White House term, and whether an autopen was used for executive decisions without his knowledge.
Biden himself asserted to the New York Times that he «made every decision» regarding autopen pardons specifically, and his allies have dismissed the GOP-led probe as a partisan show.
Several ex-senior White House officials are due in the coming weeks, including former press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and ex-White House chief of staff Jeff Zeints.
But Comer’s staff have also met with a number of people so far – some who have said very little, while others have given no information at all.
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Former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity while in office is the subject of a probe by the GOP-run House Oversight Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Below are the eight people who have sat down with House investigators so far:
Neera Tanden
Former White House staff secretary Neera Tanden appeared for a voluntary interview on June 24.
A source familiar with Tanden’s interview said she described having «minimal interaction» with Biden during her sit-down with investigators.
Former Biden aide Neera Tanden was the first to appear in Comer’s probe. (Getty Images)
Tanden also said she would submit requests for autopen signatures to members of Biden’s team, but was not aware of what actions or approvals occurred between the time she sent the memo and the time she received it back with the president’s approval, the source said.
Tanden’s lawyer told Fox News at the time that she «consistently followed a protocol» that was used by both Republican and Democratic administrations in the past.
«That same protocol existed in the Clinton and Obama administrations, which Ms. Tanden learned in discussions with previous staff secretaries from those administrations. She further understood and believed that the same process was followed in the Trump 1 and Bush administrations,» the lawyer said.
Tanden had been tapped to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) early in Biden’s term, but she withdrew after bipartisan pushback in the Senate.
Kevin O’Connor
Former White House physician Kevin O’Connor was the second ex-Biden administration official to appear when he came in on July 9, and the first to appear under subpoena.
Before serving as White House doctor, however, O’Connor was known to be a close associate of the Biden family for years.
Investigators were hoping to learn whether O’Connor knowingly obscured signs of advanced aging or loss of mental acuity in Biden. He notably met with a Parkinson’s Disease expert at the White House at one point, according to the New York Times – though the revelations were downplayed by the White House at the time.
O’Connor’s lawyers had attempted to delay his scheduled deposition date over concerns that the scope of the committee’s investigation would violate doctor-patient confidentiality.
He ultimately did appear when Comer rejected his delay request, but O’Connor was in and out of the committee room in less than an hour after pleading the Fifth Amendment to all questions, save for his name.
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Ashley Williams
Ashley Williams is a longtime Biden advisor who still works for the former president, according to her LinkedIn. She appeared for a voluntary transcribed interview on July 11.
The close Biden ally’s time with him goes back to assisting then-second lady Jill Biden during the Obama administration, according to a 2019 profile of Biden staffers.
Ashley Williams, former deputy director of White House Oval Office operations, said she did not «recall» to multiple questions. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
She served as his trip director for the 2020 campaign before being hired to the White House as deputy director of Oval Office Operations and a special assistant to the president.
Williams repeatedly told committee staff during her sit-down that she did not «recall» various things «an untold number of times,» but that she believed Biden was fit to be president today, a source told Fox News Digital.
«Examples include she could not recall if she spoke with President Biden in the last week, if teleprompters were used for Cabinet meetings, if there were discussions about President Biden using a wheelchair, if there were discussions about a cognitive test, if she discussed a mental or physical decline of President Biden, if she ever had to wake President Biden up and how she got involved with his 2020 campaign,» the source said.
Anthony Bernal
Anthony Bernal, who was nicknamed Jill Biden’s «work husband» for their close relationship, was the second person subpoenaed to appear.
Like O’Connor, Bernal’s July 16 deposition lasted less than an hour after he pleaded the Fifth Amendment to investigators.
Bernal served as former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady. He also still appears to work for the Bidens, according to LinkedIn, which says he works for Jill Biden specifically.
«During his deposition today, Mr. Bernal pleaded the Fifth when asked if any unelected official or family members executed the duties of the President and if Joe Biden ever instructed him to lie about his health,» Comer said in a statement after Bernal’s deposition.
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Annie Tomasini
Former Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations Annie Tomasini had been scheduled to appear for a transcribed interview, before her counsel requested a subpoena from Comer shortly before her July 18 appearance.
Tomasini followed O’Connor and Bernal’s lead in pleading the Fifth Amendment, which people coming in voluntarily cannot do.
«During her deposition today, Ms. Tomasini pleaded the Fifth when asked if Joe Biden, a member of his family, or anyone at the White House instructed her to lie regarding his health at any time,» Comer said in a statement after her deposition.
«She also pleaded the Fifth when asked if she ever advised President Biden on the handling of classified documents found in his garage, if President Biden or anyone in the White House instructed her to conceal or destroy classified material found at President Biden’s home or office, and if she ever conspired with anyone in the White House to hide information regarding the Biden family’s ‘business’ dealings.»
She first worked for Biden as a press secretary when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a U.S. senator from Delaware.
Ron Klain
Ron Klain served as Biden’s chief of staff for the first two years of his White House term and played a key role in preparing him for his disastrous 2024 presidential debate against former President Donald Trump.
Klain told investigators that he believed Biden’s memory got worse over time, but he still had the ability to govern, a source familiar with his interview told Fox News Digital.
The source said Klain also claimed to have heard concerns about Biden’s political viability from both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Biden’s own national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, by 2024, though it’s not clear if those concerns are tied to his mental acuity nor that they spoke to Klain together.
A spokesperson for Sullivan vehemently denied the account.
Klain also told investigators that Biden appeared tired and ill before the 2024 debate, the source said.
In a letter requesting his appearance, Comer quoted Klain as cutting Biden’s debate prep short last year, «due to the president’s fatigue and lack of familiarity with the subject matter,» adding that Biden «didn’t really understand what his argument was on inflation,» citing a POLITICO report from earlier this year.
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Steve Ricchetti
Former counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti sat down with House investigators earlier this week on voluntary terms.
Unlike the vast majority of others before him, who did not acknowledge media gathered outside the committee room, Ricchetti told Fox News’ Chad Pergram that «of course» Biden was up to the job of president.
Ricchetti’s interview was also the longest by far – running roughly eight hours on Wednesday.
Former counselor to the president Steve Ricchetti met with House investigators on Wednesday for what was described as a «combative» interview. (Getty Images)
A source familiar with Ricchetti’s sitdown described him as «combative and defensive» during exchanges with House Oversight staff.
Ricchetti asserted he had personal relationships with Jill Biden and Hunter Biden in addition to the former president, the source said.
His own family had relationships with the Biden administration as well – three of his four children worked in the Treasury, State Department and in the White House.
The longtime Democratic operative and lobbyist was one of two longtime trusted aides reportedly with Biden in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when he drafted his bombshell letter announcing he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
Mike Donilon
Former senior advisor to the president Mike Donilon is the latest member of Biden’s inner circle to appear before House investigators, sitting down with them voluntarily on Thursday for roughly five hours.
Longtime Biden advisor Mike Donilon told House Oversight Committee investigators he could’ve gotten up to $8 million had Biden won re-election. (Getty Images)
Donilon first began working for Biden in 1981 as a pollster when Biden was the junior U.S. senator from Delaware.
Alongside Ricchetti, he was one of two Biden aides who were present when he drafted his announcement dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
Donilon told investigators he received $4 million to work for Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign and would have gotten $4 million more if Biden had won, a source told Fox News Digital.
He staunchly defended Biden during his interview, the source said, accusing Democrats of overreacting in the wake of Biden’s debate.
Six other ex-Biden administration aides are still set to appear in the coming weeks. (Fox News )
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Donilon told investigators Biden is «a leader who was deeply engaged and in command on critical issues,» according to his opening statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
«Every president ages over the four years of a presidency and President Biden did as well, but he also continued to grow stronger and wiser as a leader as a result of being tested by some of the most difficult challenges any president has ever faced,» Donilon said.
Fox News Digital’s Deirdre Heavey contributed to this report.
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Cuando la Iglesia Anglicana y el Vaticano están más unidos que nunca después de 500 años de separación y el rey Carlos busca remarcar este gesto como fundamental en su reinado, la Familia Real británica se sumerge en una de sus peores crisis de supervivencia.
Inglaterra se separó de la Iglesia Católica bajo Enrique VIII en 1534, cuando Enrique estableció la precursora de la Iglesia de Inglaterra (casándose con Ana Bolena) y se autoproclamó Gobernador Supremo. Ni Enrique ni ninguno de sus predecesores, desde 1066, se reunió jamás con el Papa. Esta separación se mantuvo fiel hasta el reinado de la reina Isabel II, quien se reunió con cuatro Papas, pero se negó a rezar con ellos.
Este jueves todo cambió. El rey Carlos III y la reina Camila, vestida de negro y con mantilla de Philip Treacy, rezaron junto al papa León XIV en inglés, en la espectacular Capilla Sixtina, pintada por Miguel Ángel, por primera vez en el Vaticano. Un coro acompañó este momento histórico.
Un acto mayor para el gobernador de la Iglesia Anglicana, que no quería ver este gesto monumental religioso de su reino oscurecido por los escándalos de la disfuncional familia Windsor que lidera.
Una coreografía solemne y espectacular en Roma, que no coincide con las denuncias del Caso Epstein, las memorias de una supuesta víctima del príncipe Andrés que se suicidó tras ser abusada sexualmente y la renuncia de Andrew a su título de duque de York.
En el Royal Lodge, donde el príncipe Andrés se ha refugiado y su ex esposa, Fergie, lo acompaña, hay otro drama paralelo. Fergie se encuentra al borde de la «crisis» nerviosa porque han sumergido a las princesas Eugenia y Beatriz en el escandaloso Caso Epstein. Su hermana Jane viajó desde Australia, especialmente para acompañarla. Fergie tiene cáncer de mama y metástasis de piel.
Pero es la propia relación de Sarah con el pedófilo Epstein la que ha visto cómo su vida pública se desmoronaba rápidamente. Recientemente se ha publicado un correo electrónico que ella envió al financiero caído en desgracia, tras declarar públicamente que había cortado el contacto con él, en el que llamaba a Epstein «un amigo supremo». Su vocera afirmó que envió el correo electrónico por miedo a las amenazas a su familia, a sus hijas y a que la enjuiciara.
Una amiga de Sarah Ferguson ha revelado que está al borde de una crisis nerviosa tras ver a sus hijas, «angustiadas», envueltas en el escándalo que ha estallado por su asociación con Epstein. Hay fotos que muestran a Fergie y las dos princesas junto a Epstein, como las primeras visitantes después de que salió de la cárcel por abuso sexual.
Si bien el palacio trató de acelerar las medidas contra los duques de York días antes del viaje del rey al Vaticano, las repercusiones siguen. El Parlamento va a quitarle el título de príncipe a Andrés, hermano del rey y ex heredero al trono.
Aunque tenga un contrato hasta su muerte en la ex casa de su abuela, los cortesanos, el príncipe Guillermo y los diputados conservadores quieren desalojarlo del Royal Lodge, su casa de 30 habitaciones y 37 hectáreas. Ellos quieren convertirlo en otro exiliado, como el rey Eduardo, cuando abdicó para casarse con Wallis Simpson, una norteamericana divorciada. Los exiliaron en París como duques de Windsor.
Esta vez el lugar puede ser diferente. Como el rey Juan Carlos de España, el príncipe Andrés podría terminar en un dorado palacio de Abu Dabi, alojado por el Emir de Qatar y con los gastos pagos. Nadie sabe si tiene o no dinero, si heredó o no a su madre, la reina Isabel II, de quien era su hijo favorito. El rey Carlos le cortó el millón de dólares anuales que le ofrecía desde que llegó al trono.
La policía metropolitana confirmó que estaba investigando informes de que Andrés le había ordenado a su guardaespaldas personal que desenterrara información sucia sobre su acusadora sexual.
Al mismo tiempo, el rey Carlos teme por su hermano y su salud mental. Su inquietud es que esta situación lo lleve al suicidio o a una internación, que haría igual daño a los Windsor. Pero su hijo Guillermo, futuro heredero, cree que Andrés y Fergie deben abandonar el reino y no le permitirá asistir a su coronación ni utilizar los palacios reales. Se inquieta con que aparezca más información sobre Epstein.
Se espera que el Parlamento examine su contrato de arrendamiento a largo plazo, con una renta mínima, en Royal Lodge, una vivienda que ha ocupado durante décadas sin pagar alquiler. El primer ministro Keir Starmer ha expresado su apoyo a los parlamentarios, incluidos los pedidos de que el Príncipe responda preguntas directamente en el Parlamento.
Fergie y Andrés saben que tienen la culpa. Pero aún sienten que ahora los están castigando sin piedad, cuando están deprimidos y abandonados. Nadie sabe hoy cómo será su futuro y si Andrés será juzgado o no.
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White House says California granted license to illegal immigrant trucker charged in fatal DUI crash
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that California issued a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to an illegal immigrant truck driver charged in a fatal DUI crash that killed three people.
«I can confirm that California gave this individual a license, and it is something that the Department of Transportation has already looked into,» Leavitt said. «I know Secretary Duffy, who’s doing a phenomenal job, has spoken on this many times in the crackdown that the Department of Transportation is taking on these licenses that are wrongfully being issued to people who clearly do not deserve to uphold these positions.»
Leavitt said the individual first entered the U.S. illegally in 2022 «and was released into our country by the previous administration.»
She added that the Department of Transportation (DOT) was cracking down on the issuing of CDLs amid a «disturbing pattern» of them being given to illegal immigrants.
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Reporters raise their hands to ask a question as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India, was accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that left three people dead. He has since been arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after allegedly plowing his big rig into slow-moving traffic on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County.
Multiple federal law enforcement sources told Fox News that Singh was first encountered by Border Patrol agents in California’s El Centro Sector in March 2022 and released into the interior of the country pending an immigration hearing.
Police say Singh never hit the brakes before slamming into the traffic jam, citing toxicology tests that confirmed impairment.
Jashanpreet Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, was arrested in connection with a deadly crash on the I-10 Freeway in San Bernardino County, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2025. (Bill Melugin/via X,ICE)
«This is a tragic situation,» a spokeswoman for Gov. Gavin Newsom said to Fox News Digital. «And as with every tragedy over the last ten months, Secretary Noem has ordered Secretary Duffy to look for every opportunity to manipulate the facts to score cheap political points, but the FEDERAL government needs to look within before they cast blame outside.»
«The FEDERAL government approved and renewed this individual’s FEDERAL employment authorization multiple times – which allowed him to obtain a commercial driver’s license in accordance with FEDERAL law,» she added.
The Biden administration approved Singh’s work permit. Illegal immigrants can apply for work authorization 180 days after making their asylum claim. Singh was caught and released at the border in March 2022. He has been in asylum proceedings ever since. Additionally, acquiring a work permit would not require California to issue an individual a CDL, nor would it give an individual the right to one.
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The incident comes just months after a similar fatal crash involving an illegal immigrant truck driver.
On Aug. 12, Harjinder Singh allegedly made an illegal U-turn in an unauthorized area on the Florida Turnpike, colliding with a minivan and killing three people. He was arrested in California, where he fled after the deadly crash, and was extradited to Florida.
Singh crossed into the U.S. illegally in 2018 through the southern border and was able to obtain a CDL in California. The first Trump administration rejected his request for work authorization in September 2020, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
A composite image shows firefighters responding to a fatal Florida crash linked to Harjinder Singh’s truck and body camera of Singh being cited for speeding in New Mexico on July 3, 2025. (St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office; New Mexico State Police)
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On Oct. 15, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would withhold over $40 million from California after a probe revealed that the state failed to comply with English Language Proficiency standards.
In response to a video of the incident, Duffy said, «This is exactly why USDOT has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers. We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place!»
Fox News Digital reached out to DOT for comment.
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Zelensky se reúne en Londres con la Coalición de Voluntarios para reforzar apoyo militar a Ucrania y aumentar la presión sobre Rusia
El presidente de Ucrania, Volodimir Zelensky, participa este viernes en Londres en una reunión de la Coalición de Voluntarios, formada sobre todo por países europeos, para analizar cómo reforzar el apoyo militar y económico a Ucrania y aumentar la presión sobre Rusia para poner fin a la guerra.
El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, presidirá la cita presencial y telemática en el Ministerio de Exteriores, a la que también asistirán en persona los primeros ministros de Dinamarca, Mette Frederiksen, y Países Bajos, Dick Schoof, así como el secretario general de la OTAN, Mark Rutte, mientras que otros veinte líderes se unirán a distancia.
Starmer urgirá a los socios a tomar medidas para eliminar el petróleo y el gas rusos del mercado, usar los activos rusos confiscados para financiar la defensa ucraniana y enviar armamento de largo alcance, según un comunicado difundido por Downing Street.
El líder laborista afirmó que “el único que no quiere detener la guerra es Putin” y añadió: “Una y otra vez le ofrecemos la oportunidad de poner fin a su invasión innecesaria, detener las matanzas y retirar las tropas, pero él rechaza repetidamente estas propuestas y cualquier posibilidad de paz”.
La Coalición, creada en marzo pasado por el Reino Unido y Francia para coordinar la ayuda a Ucrania y planear su seguridad tras la guerra, usará esta reunión para «fijar prioridades prácticas de cara al invierno“, ante la intensificación de los ataques rusos contra objetivos civiles e infraestructuras críticas.
El Gobierno británico aprovechará la cita para anunciar la entrega anticipada de 140 misiles ligeros multirrol a Kiev, dentro de un contrato de 1.600 millones de libras (1.800 millones de euros) suscrito en marzo que contempla un total de más de 5.000 unidades. Starmer también dijo que se acelerará un programa de fabricación de misiles de defensa aérea, con el objetivo de suministrar más de 5.000 armas.
La reunión se produce después de que Estados Unidos anunciara el miércoles sanciones contra las petroleras rusas Rosneft y Lukoil, “ante la falta de compromiso de Rusia con un proceso de paz”.
Por su parte, la Unión Europea aprobó el jueves el decimonoveno paquete de sanciones contra Rusia, que avanza a 2027, un año antes de lo previsto, incluyendo el veto al transporte del gas natural licuado (GNL).
Starmer instó a aprovechar “el acto decisivo” del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, al sancionar a Moscú, y “aumentar la presión sobre Rusia para que se siente a negociar”. Por su parte, Zelensky ha solicitado durante semanas más armas de largo alcance, esperando capitalizar la creciente presión de Trump sobre Putin, tras un reciente viaje a Washington en el que no logró obtener misiles Tomahawk, pese a sus múltiples pedidos.
El Reino Unido y Francia ya suministran a Ucrania misiles Storm Shadow y Scalp, mientras que Ucrania produce sus propios misiles Flamingo y Neptuno. Kiev también ha mostrado interés en los misiles alemanes Taurus, aunque Berlín ha resistido debido a posibles tensiones con Rusia.
Zelensky también destacó la importancia de financiar la defensa ucraniana a largo plazo. La UE encargó a la Comisión Europea que avance con opciones para financiar Ucrania durante dos años, dejando abierta la posibilidad de un préstamo de 140.000 millones de euros respaldado por activos rusos congelados.
El presidente del Consejo Europeo, Antonio Costa, afirmó que el bloque “se compromete a asegurar que las necesidades financieras de Ucrania estarán cubiertas durante los próximos dos años” y advirtió a Rusia: “Ucrania tendrá los recursos financieros que necesita para defenderse”.
La cita de Londres busca fortalecer la cooperación internacional y coordinar la entrega de armamento, sanciones económicas y apoyo financiero para Ucrania, en un momento en que la guerra entra en su cuarto invierno y Moscú continúa atacando infraestructuras críticas del país con misiles y drones.
(Con información de AFP, EFE y EP)
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