Comer Calls Karine Jean-Pierre, 3 Fmr Biden Aides to Testify

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is calling on former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and three former aides to President Joe Biden to testify as his panel turns its attention to the Democrat administration’s use of the autopen.

On Friday, the chairman sent letters to Jean-Pierre; Ian Sams, former special assistant to Biden and senior adviser in the White House Counsel’s Office; Andrew Bates, former deputy assistant to Biden and senior deputy press secretary; and Jeff Zients, former White House chief of staff, demanding they appear for transcribed interviews.

“President Biden’s inner circle repeatedly told the American people that he was ‘sharp as ever,’ dismissing any commentary about his obvious mental decline as ‘gratuitous,'” Comer said in a statement. “They fed these false talking points to progressive allies and the media, who helped perpetuate that President Biden was fit to serve.

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