House Oversight Chair James Comer isn’t mincing words. The Kentucky Republican is demanding the Department of Justice launch a “comprehensive” investigation into what he calls one of the most serious constitutional questions in modern memory — whether former President Joe Biden was even aware of the executive actions signed under his name.
The committee’s newly released 100-page report paints a troubling picture: a White House allegedly run not by a president, but by an inner circle concealing his cognitive decline and quietly managing the government through an autopen.
“Faced with the cognitive decline of President Joe Biden, White House aides — at the direction of the inner circle — hid the truth about the former president’s condition and fitness for office,” the report states.
The findings raise fundamental questions about who was really in charge during Biden’s presidency — and whether key decisions, from pardons to executive orders, were made without the president’s full awareness.
According to the report, the White House maintained a “haphazard documentation process” for presidential pardons, leaving serious doubts about the authenticity and legality of those decisions. Comer’s committee concluded bluntly: “In the absence of sufficient contemporaneous documentation indicating that cognitively deteriorating President Biden himself made a given executive decision, such decisions do not carry the force of law and should be considered void.”
The report calls on the DOJ to “immediately conduct a review of all executive actions taken by President Biden between January 20, 2021, and January 19, 2025.” It highlights clemency decisions as a top concern, but urges scrutiny of all actions, suggesting that the implications could be sweeping.
Beyond the autopen controversy, Comer’s report turns the spotlight on Hunter Biden’s presence in high-level pardon discussions. Former Chief of Staff Jeff Zients admitted under oath that Hunter attended meetings regarding preemptive pardons for Biden family members. “It was towards the end,” Zients said in testimony. “What comes to mind is the family discussions… It was the pardons towards the end, very end of the administration.”
According to the committee’s report, “Zients testified that President Biden included his son, Hunter Biden, in the decision-making process for and meetings about pardons.” That list allegedly included five Biden relatives, Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, and several lawmakers who served on the January 6th Committee.
The revelations reinforce a disturbing pattern — family influence, insider favoritism, and disregard for accountability. For conservatives, it’s a glaring example of what happens when the political elite place loyalty above law.
Comer also blasted former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor for what he called “reckless” conduct. The doctor refused to answer nearly every question under oath, invoking the Fifth Amendment repeatedly. The report accuses O’Connor of submitting “grossly misleading medical assessments” and succumbing to political pressure from Biden’s handlers. Comer’s letter urges the D.C. Board of Medicine to investigate whether O’Connor falsified records or compromised medical ethics.
“His refusal to answer questions about the execution of his duties as physician to the president — combined with testimony indicating that Dr. O’Connor may have succumbed to political pressure from the inner circle, influencing his medical decisions and aiding in the cover-up — legitimizes the public’s concerns,” the report concludes.
Not surprisingly, Democrats and the White House dismissed the findings. A Biden spokesperson told Fox News Digital the probe was “baseless,” insisting, “There was no conspiracy, no cover-up, and no wrongdoing.” Rep. Robert Garcia (D–Calif.) echoed the talking points, claiming, “Every White House official testified President Biden fully executed his duties.”
But after months of sworn testimony from 14 witnesses and nearly 47 hours of depositions, Comer says the picture is clear: senior aides worked overtime to shield the public from the truth. “Not one of the Committee’s 14 witnesses was willing to admit that they ever had a concern about President Biden being in cognitive decline,” the report said. “In fact, numerous witnesses could not recall having a single conversation about President Biden’s cognitive health with anyone inside or outside of the White House.”
For many Americans, that disconnect is alarming — and familiar. After years of media gaslighting and bureaucratic stonewalling, it fits a broader pattern of institutional self-protection over transparency. The idea that a sitting president may not have been fully aware of actions taken in his name isn’t just embarrassing — it’s potentially unconstitutional.
Comer’s push for accountability could ignite a legal and political firestorm. And as more evidence emerges, one thing becomes harder to deny: while the Biden White House claimed to be restoring “normalcy,” what may have been hidden behind the curtain could make Watergate look like child’s play.
