House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Sunday that testimony from staffers and other witnesses has raised new questions about whether Joe Biden was truly exercising full authority during the final stretch of his presidency.
“When you have Ian Sams, who was the face of the White House response to the very damaging report that said Joe Biden was a forgetful old man, he was the one that would always respond and say he had talked to Joe Biden, Joe Biden was vibrant, Joe Biden did not do this,” Comer told Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures.
Comer noted that when Sams, who served as a White House spokesman under Biden, gave testimony under oath, “He admits, well, I only saw Joe Biden two times over a two-year period. That’s unprecedented.”
Sams confirmed to the Oversight Committee that in over two years with the administration, he met Biden in person only twice, aside from one virtual meeting and a single phone call.
Comer contrasted that with the amount of time special counsel Robert Hur spent with Biden, pointing out that Hur questioned him for nearly six hours over two days in 2023 regarding the classified documents investigation — a greater level of contact than Biden’s own spokesman had.
Hur ultimately decided not to recommend charges against Biden, reasoning that a jury would likely view him as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” making it difficult to prove criminal intent.
On Sunday, Comer also said investigators are now examining who operated the presidential autopen, which was used to sign executive orders and pardons.
He added that some individuals questioned by the committee have invoked their Fifth Amendment rights, complicating efforts to determine who was actually making key decisions.
“It’s becoming very apparent that Joe Biden really wasn’t the one in command at the end of his presidency,” Comer said.
The Kentucky Republican also claimed that entrenched government officials politicized federal agencies, referencing testimony from FBI whistleblowers who alleged they faced retaliation under Biden.
“These activists tried to weaponize the federal government in various forms, whether to enact policy or ruin the lives of people or influence elections,” Comer said.
He argued that the responsibility for accountability now falls on the Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, while also pointing to recent remarks from President Donald Trump, who has declared that “the day of accountability is near.”
Meanwhile, the Oversight Committee is preparing to meet with individuals who were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein, after the Justice Department agreed to provide related documentation. Comer emphasized that lawmakers from both parties will be part of those discussions.
“We want to listen to those victims and their families and their attorneys to see how best we can present this information,” he explained, while noting the importance of maintaining redactions to protect sensitive details.
He added that while releasing the Epstein files remains a major public goal, privacy safeguards are essential since “there are victims that are involved here, and we want to protect their futures and their reputations and their families.”
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No dead person is “fully in command”. President Trump repeated several times regarding Biden: ‘His body is shot, and his mind is worse’ and he meant it literally. You have to be blind not to see photos of “Biden” that he’s not the one who was Obama’s VP.