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)
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."
The letter to Jean-Pierre stated that as White House press secretary and a top Biden confidante, "you were not only near the president daily, but you were ‘alongside the ranks of the president’s top confidantes.’"
"Your assertion, on multiple occasions, that President Biden’s decline was attributable to such tactics as ‘cheap fakes’ or ‘misinformation’ cannot go without investigation," wrote Comer.
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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A new book describes President Joe Biden's cabinet meetings as "scripted" and "uncomfortable." (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Care Can't Wait Action)
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"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,’" he said. "They fed these false talking points to progressive allies and the media, who helped perpetuate that President Biden was fit to serve."
Jean-Pierre, Zients, Bates and Sams did not reply to Fox News Digital's request for comment before publication.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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