Senators John Cornyn, left, and Eric Schmitt launch a hearing on the alleged cover-up of President Biden's health decline. (Getty Images)
Both lawmakers contend Biden’s decline was hidden for "years."
Cornyn argued the country depended "on having a president who has the mental capacity to do the job, and it's clear that President Biden did not, so we must use this hearing to uncover the facts."
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"For this conspiracy between the mainstream media, Joe Biden’s family and his inner circle to have hidden the impairment of the president of the United States for years, and lied consistently to the American people about his capacity to make decisions, which are solely vested by the Constitution, is unacceptable," Cornyn said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, during a hearing in Washington March 20, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Comer called on Neera Tanden, the former director of the Domestic Policy Council; former assistant to the President and deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini; former senior adviser to the first lady Anthony Bernal; former deputy director of Oval Office operations Ashley Williams; and Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, to participate.
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The growing fervor among Republicans to uncover whether Biden’s allies and family hid concerns about his health from the public comes after the release of "Original Sin" by CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson.
Their book claimed the Biden White House was trying to control the narrative about the former president’s health and that his allies worked to cover up his decline.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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