Former first lady Jill Biden's former senior advisor, Anthony Bernal, has refused to provide testimony regarding former President Joe Biden's alleged mental health decline, scheduled for Jun 26, 2025, before the House Oversight Committee. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Letters obtained by Fox News Digital from a source familiar with the matter show the Trump administration will not allow the people of interest in Comer's probe to use their past White House work as a legal shield.
Deputy Counsel to the President Gary Lawkowski sent the letters to former Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain, former senior advisors Anita Dunn, Steve Ricchetti, Mike Donilon, Annie Tomasini, Bruce Reed, Ashley Williams and Bernal.
"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 letters said. "Those subjects include your assessment of former President Biden's fitness for the office of the President and your knowledge of who exercised executive powers during his administration."
TOP BIDEN OFFICIALS SUMMONED TO TESTIFY ABOUT ALLEGED COVER-UP OF FORMER PRESIDENT'S MENTAL FITNESS
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is demanding three high-ranking staffers in former President Joe Biden’s White House appear for transcribed interviews on their suspected roles working "behind the scenes" to "cover-up" the former president’s significant mental decline during his term. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Bernal’s team previously confirmed he would appear for a transcribed interview on June 26, 2025, according to Comer’s office. But yesterday, the White House counsel’s office notified Bernal that it was waiving executive privilege regarding the Oversight Committee’s investigation.
Bernal’s legal team then told the committee he would no longer appear for the interview.
Comer’s team said in the press release that during the last Congress, the chairman subpoenaed three key White House aides, including Bernal, who allegedly ran interference for Biden to cover up his decline.
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Despite the subpoenas, the White House under Biden allegedly obstructed the committee’s investigation by refusing to make the aides available for interviews or depositions.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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