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Probe into Biden’s alleged mental decline cover-up deepens with more former White House officials to testify

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The House Oversight Committee is expanding its investigation into an alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s mental decline and possible unauthorized executive actions, and nine former senior White House officials will testify in the coming weeks.
An Oversight Committee aide familiar with the interview schedule told Fox News Digital five more former senior White House staff members have agreed to appear voluntarily for transcribed interviews.
Ronald Klain, former chief of staff under Biden; Steve Ricchetti, former counselor to the president; Mike Donilon, former senior advisor to the president; Bruce Reed, former deputy chief of staff for policy; and Anita Dunn, former senior advisor to the president for communications, will appear for transcribed interviews July 24 through Aug. 7.
According to the aide, two other former high-ranking Biden White House officials, Ashley Williams, former special assistant to the president, and Annie Tomasini, former deputy director of Oval Office operations, former assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff, are voluntarily appearing for transcribed interviews on July 11 and July 18, respectively.
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Former President Joe Biden and House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Care Can’t Wait Action; AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Not all former Biden officials, however, have agreed to testify voluntarily.
Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has issued subpoenas compelling Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, and Anthony Bernal, a former assistant to the president and senior advisor to the first lady, to appear for depositions.
The aide said O’Connor’s deposition is scheduled for July 9, while Bernal’s is schedule for July 16.
These interviews are part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the alleged attempted cover-up of Biden’s decline and the potentially unauthorized issuance of sweeping pardons and other executive actions by senior White House officials usurping Biden’s presidential authority.
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Former President Joe Biden, left, and former first lady Jill Biden arrive on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Comer has been on the hunt for who was making decisions in Biden’s inner circle during the president’s apparent mental decline.
Last Friday, he sent letters to former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House chief of staff Jeff Zients, former senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates and former special assistant to the president Ian Sams, demanding they present themselves for transcribed interviews with the oversight committee.
In his letters, Comer says the committee believes that the four top Biden staffers have «critical» information on «who made key decisions and exercised the powers of the executive branch during the previous administration, possibly without former President Biden’s consent.»
He said that «if White House staff carried out a strategy lasting months or even years to hide the chief executive’s condition — or to perform his duties — Congress may need to consider a legislative response.»
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Former President Joe Biden, accompanied by former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, jokes about taking so many questions during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Oct. 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Comer set interview dates for late August and early September and gave the four senior officials until July 4 to confirm they would comply with the demands voluntarily or if they will «require a subpoena to compel your attendance for a deposition.»
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In a statement to Fox News Digital last week, Comer said that «as part of our aggressive investigation into the cover-up of his cognitive decline and potentially unauthorized executive actions, we must hear from those who aided and abetted this farce.»
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De Minas Gerais al mundo: cómo el cambio climático amenaza al café

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Los recientes episodios de inundaciones y deslizamientos en la principal región cafetera de Brasil han puesto en evidencia la relación entre el aumento de fenómenos climáticos extremos y la quema de combustibles fósiles, con potenciales repercusiones económicas a nivel global. Así lo señala una investigación del consorcio internacional de científicos climáticos World Weather Attribution, publicada en The Guardian, el diario británico.
Durante las últimas semanas, el estado de Minas Gerais, uno de los principales polos productores de café arábica en Brasil, ha registrado lluvias excepcionales y deslizamientos que han dejado decenas de víctimas mortales y obligado a miles de personas a abandonar sus viviendas.
El municipio de Juiz de Fora, particularmente afectado, marcó un récord histórico de precipitaciones: en febrero se acumularon más de 750 mm (29,5 pulgadas) de lluvia, lo que triplica la media habitual para el periodo y supera en 65% el máximo previo de 1988. Según el estudio, Juiz de Fora es una de las diez ciudades de Brasil con mayor proporción de residentes en zonas de alto riesgo de deslizamientos.
Estos fenómenos han generado no solo un impacto humanitario, sino también consecuencias económicas. El comportamiento extremo del clima en la región amenaza la estabilidad de la oferta global de café y repercute en los precios que pagan los consumidores en todo el mundo.
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Minas Gerais, reconocido como el principal productor de café arábica del país, ha experimentado una reducción de entre 15 % y 20 % en sus cosechas durante los últimos años debido a la frecuencia de eventos climáticos adversos, según datos citados por el estudio. Las precipitaciones excesivas del último mes han favorecido la propagación de enfermedades en los cafetales, lo que pone en riesgo una recuperación de la producción esperada para este año.
La volatilidad en las cosechas ya se refleja en el mercado internacional. El precio del café molido en el Reino Unido, por ejemplo, aumentó cerca de 25 % en los últimos cinco años, según Gareth Redmond-King, jefe del programa internacional del Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, una organización británica sin fines de lucro. Este fenómeno es atribuido en parte a los problemas de abastecimiento derivados tanto de Brasil como de Vietnam, otro importante exportador global.
Expertos del World Weather Attribution identifican que, más allá de la magnitud de las lluvias, la vulnerabilidad de la población responde a desigualdades históricas y a la falta de planificación urbana efectiva. Muchas comunidades de bajos ingresos se asientan en laderas deforestadas y terrenos con drenaje deficiente, lo que incrementa el riesgo de deslizamientos y víctimas fatales.
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Aunque la investigación no halló una señal inequívoca de que el cambio climático inducido por el ser humano haya sido el principal detonante de este episodio concreto, los especialistas advierten que si la temperatura media global alcanzara los 2,6 °C (4,7 °F) por encima de los niveles preindustriales, las precipitaciones extremas en la zona podrían intensificarse en un 7 %. Por este motivo, el informe insiste en la necesidad de eliminar con rapidez los gases de efecto invernadero procedentes del petróleo, el gas y el carbón para mitigar futuros riesgos.
La crisis climática en Brasil no solo afecta a los productores y habitantes locales. Expertos británicos resaltan que el aumento de los eventos extremos en regiones clave de la agricultura mundial ya se traduce en mayores costos para los consumidores de alimentos y productos básicos en países como el Reino Unido. La interconexión de los mercados hace que la disponibilidad y el precio del café —y otros productos agrícolas— estén directamente condicionados por la estabilidad climática en Brasil.
El consenso entre científicos y especialistas en política climática es que alcanzar las emisiones netas cero constituye la única estrategia efectiva para limitar la frecuencia e intensidad de estos fenómenos y salvaguardar la seguridad alimentaria global.
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Frente a este escenario, “la ciencia muestra que el riesgo está creciendo; ahora necesitamos la acción urgente que justifica”, afirmó Friederike Otto, profesora de ciencias climáticas en Imperial College London.
Recomiendan la construcción de refugios seguros, el fortalecimiento de los sistemas de alerta temprana y la mejora de la planificación urbana, con especial atención a las comunidades más vulnerables asentadas en zonas de alto riesgo. “La magnitud de esta tragedia es inmensa y evidencia cuán vulnerables pueden ser nuestras comunidades de ladera a medida que el planeta sigue calentándose”, señaló Regina Rodrigues, profesora en la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina.
Al mismo tiempo, subrayan que la reducción de emisiones contaminantes es esencial para disminuir la exposición de la población y la economía a los impactos de fenómenos climáticos extremos. La experiencia reciente en Brasil, según los investigadores, exige actuar rápido para proteger tanto a las personas como a los mercados internacionales.
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Vance touts Trump economy gains during North Carolina tour, cites rising home purchases

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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance traveled to North Carolina and hosted an event Friday to tout the economy, advocate for Republicans to win elections in the Tar Heel State, and touch on the situation in Iran.
Vance was also joined by former RNC chairman and GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley and Small Business Association Administrator Kelly Loeffler at a local event space.
«In just a very brief time, we’ve seen new home purchases rise to their highest level in five years,» Vance said. «Since the last time Donald Trump was president, we’ve seen the cost of rents drop for six months in a row.»
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Rocky Mount, N.C., where he touted recent economic gains and urged voters to support Republicans in the upcoming midterms. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
«We’ve seen the average tax refund that’s going to come to the people of North Carolina, about $3,700 per family,» Vance added. «And we see interest rates that are the lowest they’ve been since the last time that Donald J. Trump was president.»
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Vance was introduced by Loeffler, the former Georgia senator whom Trump appointed to lead small business advocacy as head of the SBA last February.
«Together, we’re cleaning up massive, wasteful spending and the abuse of government programs,» Loeffler told the audience. «And you’ve seen that the fraud that sent your hard-earned tax dollars overseas and the Democrats open borders, defund the police agendas that invited violent crime into what should be safe communities, taking the lives of innocent victims like arenas.»
Vance addressed the situation in Iran, both to the crowd and in response to a question posed by an AP reporter. The vice president pointed to nuclear capability in Iran as the primary reason for the U.S. engagement.

An explosion after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Monday. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)
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«You all know that right now, we are engaged in a military operation to ensure, as the president has said repeatedly, that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,» Vance said. «That is a simple, simple principle and standard. Frankly, every president. Has taken affirmative steps to ensure that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.»
When asked what he advised the president before strikes began in Iran, Vance said he wasn’t giving out information from classified briefings in the situation room.
«I’m not going to show up here and in front of God and everybody else, tell you exactly what I said in that classified room, partially because I don’t want to go to prison, and partially because I think it’s important for the President of the United States to be able to talk to his advisers without those advisers running their mouth to the American media,» Vance explained.

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Vance in The Situation Room. (The White House via X)
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Vance also strongly advocated for Whatley’s campaign for senate, slamming his Democrat opponent and pushing for the GOP candidate in what will be a contentious and competitive election in November.
Whatley won the GOP primary in North Carolina to fill retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ seat, and now faces former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the general election.
«Roy Cooper is one of these people who clearly cares way more for foreign countries than he does the United States of America,» Vance said. «You see the passion in his voice when he talks about protecting illegal aliens. You’ll never hear that passion when he’s talking about the people in this room.»

Michael Whatley is the GOP candidate for U.S. senate in North Carolina. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
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«You hear the passion in his voice when he talks about sending hundreds of billions of dollars to the war in Ukraine,» the vice president added.
A spokesperson for Cooper responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, blasting Whatley and denying claims he protects criminals.
«Roy Cooper is the only candidate who spent his career prosecuting violent criminals and keeping thousands of them behind bars as attorney general, and signing tough on crime laws and stricter pretrial release bail policy as governor,» the spokesperson told Fox. «DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is desperate to distract from his support for hundreds of millions in cuts to local law enforcement and public safety efforts that keep North Carolinians safe.»

Vice President JD Vance was in North Carolina on Friday. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Vance concluded the event after answering a question from Fox News Digital regarding progress made by a fraud task force that was launched in January under the Department of Justice and individual states he was planning to target, in addition to Minnesota.
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«We know there’s a lot of fraud in California, and we’re trying to get to the bottom of exactly what it looks like and what we’ve done in the Trump administration,» Vance said. «And the president has really empowered us to do this, is to take the first national look at the way the American people have been defrauded over many, many years.»
The vice president revealed that there was «at least» $19 billion in fraud uncovered in Minneapolis and the surrounding area under the Trump administration.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News. Story tips can be sent to Preston.Mizell@fox.com and on X @MizellPreston
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