Former President Joe Biden’s personal physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment in a closed-door congressional deposition Wednesday as part of a GOP investigation into Biden’s mental acuity while in office.
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., took O’Connor’s invocation of the Fifth Amendment as proof that he was part of a broader effort to keep the former president’s deteriorating mental fitness from the public.
“Dr. O’Connor took the Fifth when asked if he was told to lie about President Biden’s health and whether he was fit to be President of the United States,” Comer disclosed.
Throughout Biden’s presidency, the White House maintained that his medical check-ups and exams reflected a clean bill of health and a president who was fully capable and competent to fulfill the duties of his role – even after dropped out of the race and endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris.
