The White House is calling on former first lady Jill Biden to “speak up” about her husband’s health condition before he left office.
“The former first lady should certainly speak up about what she saw in regards to her husband, when she saw it, and what she knew,” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “I think anybody looking at the videos and photo evidence of [former President] Joe Biden with your own eyes and a little bit of common sense can see this was a clear cover-up.”
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.@PressSec: "Anybody looking at the videos and photo evidence of Joe Biden… can see this was a clear cover-up, and Jill Biden was certainly complicit in that cover-up." pic.twitter.com/zX3KpGhTXr
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Republicans in Congress are launching an investigation into the last months of Biden’s presidency, specifically what they say could be unauthorized use of an autopen device to sign pardons and executive orders.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) suggested he might subpoena both Bidens, along with former chief of staff Ron Klain as the House investigates.
Five former Biden aides are facing subpoena threats ahead of a Thursday evening deadline to comply with the committee’s investigation, though Jill Biden isn’t one of them.
When asked if the former first lady should testify as well, Leavitt did not hold back.
“Jill Biden was certainly complicit in that cover-up,” she said. “There’s documentation, video evidence of her clearly shielding her husband away from the cameras. They were just on The View last week. She was saying everything is fine. She’s still lying to the American people.”
Comer said he’s starting with staffers because it’s harder to force a former president to testify, but said he’d like to see both Bidens answer questions at some point.
“Obviously, we believe that some of the names, like the chief of staff and perhaps the first lady, were involved in a lot of the decision-making. If that’s where the trail leads, then we’ll bring them in as well,” Comer said on Fox News’s Hannity.
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The Trump White House seems to agree.
“She still thinks the American public are so stupid that they’re going to believe her lies,” Leavitt said. “Frankly, it’s insulting, and she needs to answer for it.”