The latest Biden administration member to be grilled by the House Oversight Committee on Joe Biden's cognitive decline and autopen scandal was the former White House spokesperson. Andrew Bates.
On Friday, Bates appeared for his interview, but the spokesperson wasn't speaking when he was peppered with questions by reporters. Indeed, he looked decidedly uncomfortable. The look on his face was something else, and he also appeared to have sweat glistening on his face. He wouldn't even answer what should be a simple question: Did Biden run the White House?
🚨 WTF?! Top Biden staffer Andrew Bates just REFUSED to answer whether or not Biden actually ran the White House
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 5, 2025
This is NOT a difficult question.
The fact he didn’t answer confirms what we all knew: it sure as hell wasn’t Biden running the show pic.twitter.com/PZMx573f7L
He refused to answer any of their questions and acted like he was above it all, as though the reporters weren't there, with his nose pointed in the air. But the sweating gave him away. We'll find out later if he invokes the Fifth Amendment, as some did, or if he offers up anything interesting.
He did issue an opening statement that was more about attacking President Donald Trump than about Joe Biden. But this was the part about Biden:
"I was proud to support Joe Biden as president because we believe in the same values. In the White House, it was universally understood that Joe Biden was in charge. That is completely consistent with my personal experience with the president."
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer appeared with Fox's Maria Bartiromo to discuss the status of the case. Bartiromo explained that former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was next on Sept. 12, and former White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients on Sept. 18. Comer said what they're trying to determine is if "Joe Biden had any idea of who was using the autopen."
🚨Mounting evidence uncovered by @GOPoversight points to one clear conclusion: Joe Biden wasn’t the one calling the shots in the White House.
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) September 5, 2025
Today, Biden's spokesman Andrew Bates will appear. Americans must hear from those who aided and abetted this farce. @MariaBartiromo pic.twitter.com/Pv5rJs0YYd
He said they asked Biden's doctor, Kevin O'Connor, if he was told to lie about Biden's health, and "he pled the Fifth Amendment." "He couldn't even answer that question," Comer said.
Comer said they were trying to track the process regarding the usage of the autopen. I reported earlier on serious new questions being raised about whether there was Biden approval and how Kamala Harris factored into it. Even the National Archives was having trouble finding supportive documents and information on the decisions, and there were concerning Biden administration emails and memos, according to the reports.
Comer said Biden staffers were even warned by their own DOJ about overusage of the autopen.
Comer described the pardons and the executive orders that Biden "signed," especially the ones in the last four or five months of his time, as "in peril." He said these last three witnesses "better produce some hard evidence" [that Biden was behind the decisions]. Bartiromo asked about Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Comer said yes, that's one of the ones that could come under question.
They need to put Jill Biden, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris (since she's now been mentioned in this) on the hot seat.
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