House Comer Expands Biden Cover-Up Investigation, Seeks Interviews with Anita Dunn and Ron Klain

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, has intensified his inquiry into what he alleges is a "cover-up" of former President Joe Biden's mental decline. This week, Comer expanded the scope of his investigation by requesting interviews with five additional high-ranking former White House aides, raising the total number of individuals he's contacted to ten.

The letters were sent to some of the most influential figures in the previous administration: former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, senior communications advisor Anita Dunn, advisors Michael Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and former Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Bruce Reed. In each letter, Comer asserts the committee is probing whether these officials may have usurped authority from the president and taken actions to conceal what he describes as Biden’s "rapidly worsening mental and physical faculties."

"The Committee seeks to understand who made key decisions and exercised the powers of the executive branch during the previous administration, possibly without former President Biden’s consent," Comer wrote, emphasizing the gravity of the investigation. He called for each of the former staffers to provide transcribed, closed-door interviews to aid the ongoing inquiry.

The outreach comes amid mounting scrutiny from congressional Republicans, who allege that senior advisors shielded the public and even other government officials from the full extent of Biden’s health and mental acuity challenges. Each letter detailed individualized reasons for the committee’s interest, reflecting the officials’ proximity to the former president and their roles in key moments over recent years.

In his letter to Ron Klain, who served as Biden’s top aide for much of his presidency and later assisted on his 2024 campaign, Comer cited reports suggesting debate preparation was truncated due to Biden’s fatigue and unfamiliarity with policy topics. "The scope of your responsibilities—both official and otherwise—and personal interactions within the Oval Office cannot go without investigation," Comer wrote to Klain.

Anita Dunn, described as one of Biden’s closest confidantes, was similarly pressed to offer her observations about the former president’s health. Comer noted, "If White House staff carried out a strategy lasting months or even years to hide the chief executive’s condition—or to perform his duties—Congress may need to consider a legislative response."

Comer explained that private, transcribed interviews would produce more substantive information than public hearings, which could become "unproductive spectacles." He remarked, "You’ve got one hour, you’re not interrupted... So to extract information, we're going to go with the interviews."

The five new aides join a group of previous invitees, including former White House physician Kevin O’Connor and aides Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, Ashley Williams, and Neera Tanden. The committee expects voluntary cooperation but has not ruled out subpoenas should discussions stall. Details regarding the schedule of the interviews are expected to be released later in the week, signaling that this high-stakes investigation is far from over.