Americans expect honesty from their leaders. We want to know who’s making decisions that affect our lives, our money, and our country’s future. But what happens when those in power keep secrets? Throughout history, presidential health issues have been swept under the rug – from FDR’s wheelchair to Woodrow Wilson’s debilitating stroke that left his wife essentially running the country.

Some called it crazy talk when questions about Joe Biden’s mental fitness surfaced during his presidency. They laughed off his confused moments, his wandering off stage, and his garbled speeches as just “Good ol’ Joe being Joe.” But now, the truth is starting to leak out – and it’s worse than many imagined.

In a stunning development, former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his congressional testimony Wednesday. This came just one day after President Trump’s White House waived executive privilege, clearing the way for O’Connor to testify freely about Biden’s health and mental state while in office.

From ‘Fox News’:
In light of the unique and extraordinary nature of the matters under investigation, President Trump has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the national interest, and therefore is not justified, with respect to particular subjects within the purview of the House Oversight Committee.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed that O’Connor refused to answer even basic questions about the former president’s fitness for office. “Dr. O’Connor pleaded the Fifth Amendment,” Comer said. “I’m gonna read the first two questions that were asked: ‘Were you ever told to lie about the president’s health?’ He pleaded the Fifth Amendment. ‘Did you ever believe President Biden was unfit to execute his duties?'”

O’Connor, who had been Biden’s personal physician for years, spent barely an hour in the deposition room before invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and leaving the building with his attorney.

Let that sink in. A doctor, whose job was to ensure the president was healthy enough to lead the country, refused to answer whether he was ever instructed to lie about Biden’s health. If everything was on the up-and-up, why not just say “No, I was never asked to lie”?

Who Was Really Running the Country?

The investigation comes amid growing evidence that Biden’s senior aides may have covered up his mental and physical decline while he was president. “I think that this adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up,” Comer stated after O’Connor’s brief appearance.

This raises serious constitutional questions. If Biden wasn’t fully capable of performing his duties, who was making decisions? Who was setting policy? Who was signing executive orders? The committee is specifically looking into who was authorized to use an autopen to sign official documents – suggesting some presidential duties may have been carried out by unelected staffers.

The letter from Trump’s White House counsel specifically addressed “evidence that aides to former President Biden concealed information regarding his fitness to exercise the powers of the President — and may have unconstitutionally exercised those powers themselves to aid in their concealment.”

Many Americans watched Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance and wondered how long his condition had been deteriorating behind closed doors. Now they’re left wondering if unelected bureaucrats were running the country while presenting a facade of presidential leadership.

The Cover-Up Continues

O’Connor’s refusal to testify openly stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration’s transparency on the matter. President Trump specifically waived executive privilege to allow full testimony on “your assessment of former President Biden’s fitness for the office of the president and your financial relationship with the Biden family.”

Despite this green light from the current White House, O’Connor chose silence. His attorney, David Schertler – who also represented Dr. Anthony Fauci in previous congressional hearings – offered “no comments to press” as they hastily left the Capitol.

The message is clear: there’s something they don’t want Americans to know.

Chairman Comer isn’t backing down. His committee has already conducted closed-door interviews with other former Biden staffers and plans to speak with more, including former Chief of Staff Ronald Klain and former press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre – both of whom repeatedly assured the public that Biden was mentally sharp and physically capable.

The American people deserve the truth about who was really calling the shots during the Biden administration. When a president’s doctor takes the Fifth rather than answer basic questions about presidential fitness, it raises alarming questions about what they’re trying to hide.

The investigation continues, but one thing is already clear: the concerns about Biden’s cognitive abilities that were dismissed as conspiracy theories now appear to have been well-founded all along.

Key Takeaways

• President Trump waived executive privilege to allow Biden’s doctor to testify freely about Biden’s health
• Dr. O’Connor pleaded the Fifth rather than answer whether he was told to lie about Biden’s condition
• House investigations suggest unelected staffers may have been making presidential decisions
• The refusal to testify adds credibility to concerns about Biden’s mental fitness while in office

Sources: Fox News, New York Post