House Republicans Float Grilling Joe, Jill Biden As Former Aides Stonewall Cover-up Probe

House Oversight Committee Republicans are not ruling retired perchance compelling erstwhile President Joe Biden and erstwhile First Lady Jill Biden to look earlier Congress arsenic portion of an investigation into whether signs of Biden's intelligence diminution were covered up during his clip successful nan White House.

"Every option's connected nan table. We're going to effort to get answers. We're going to effort to do this rapidly," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters erstwhile asked if nan erstwhile president could beryllium brought successful for questioning.

"We'll determine arsenic a committee what steps to return adjacent and who to bring in. But I deliberation correct now each action is connected nan table."

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., was much forceful successful his demands for much high-profile witnesses – noting he was speaking for himself, alternatively than nan committee.

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Republicans connected nan House Oversight Committee person not ruled retired calling erstwhile President Joe Biden and erstwhile First Lady Jill Biden successful for questioning successful nan investigation into whether Biden's intelligence and beingness diminution was concealed during his clip successful nan White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

"As acold arsenic I'm concerned, each personnel of nan Biden management astatine this constituent needs to beryllium subpoenaed. I don't attraction if they were a secretary. I don't attraction if they were a janitor moving successful there. They've each sewage to travel successful and reply questions," Donalds said.

When asked if that meant nan erstwhile first woman arsenic well, Donalds responded, "Of course."

He and Comer were some coming for nan closed-door deposition of Anthony Bernal, a longtime adjutant to Jill Biden who was subpoenaed successful nan Oversight Committee's probe.

"Her right-hand man – listen, Anthony Bernal was nan right-hand man. That's her guy, her main of staff," Donalds said. "If he came successful present and pleaded nan fifth, I'm sorry, nan erstwhile first lady, she's sewage to travel successful present and reply questions."

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Anthony Bernal, erstwhile elder advisor to nan first lady, pleaded nan Fifth Amendment during his deposition successful nan Oversight Committee's investigation. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Comer is investigating allegations that Biden's erstwhile apical White House aides covered up signs of his intelligence and beingness diminution while successful office, and whether immoderate executive actions were commissioned via autopen without nan president's afloat knowledge. Biden friends person pushed backmost against those claims.

In an question and reply pinch The New York Times connected Thursday, Biden affirmed he "made each decision" connected his own.

Bernal is nan 4th erstwhile White House adjutant to beryllium for questioning successful Comer's Oversight probe. He and his lawyer near nan committee room little than an hr aft entering.

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., called for "every personnel of nan Biden administration" to beryllium subpoenaed successful nan Oversight Committee's investigation. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Comer and Donalds said Bernal based on that invoking nan Fifth Amendment was not an admittance of guilt, though nan GOP lawmakers pushed backmost connected nan assertion.

Donalds said it was a "stunning" move.

So far, 3 Biden aides person been subpoenaed successful nan investigation. Like Bernal, erstwhile White House expert Dr. Kevin O'Connor invoked nan Fifth Amendment. Former lawman Chief of Staff Annie Tomascini was besides subpoenaed astatine her lawyer's request.