The Trump administration on Tuesday evening waived executive privilege over former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor’s upcoming testimony in front of a House panel regarding former President Joe Biden’s mental and physical decline during his time as president.
O’Connor is expected to testify to the House Oversight Committee in a closed-door hearing on Wednesday, after Oversight Chairman James Comer declined O’Connor’s request to postpone the hearing, citing concern over doctor-patient privileges.
O’Connor’s testimony is part of the committee’s investigation into Biden’s mental acuity as U.S. president from 2021 to 2025, particularly his use of an “autopen” to sign executive orders and legislation into law.
“In light of the unique and extraordinary nature of the matters under investigation, President Trump has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the national interest, and therefore is not justified, with respect to particular subjects within the purview of the House Oversight Committee,” the White House counsel’s office wrote to O’Connor in a letter, per Fox News.
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