House Committee Launches Inquiry Into President Biden’s Mental Acuity; Key Aides Called to Testify

The House Oversight Committee initiated a probe into President Joe Biden’s mental acuity on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, with former White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden appearing before the committee. This investigation, spearheaded by Committee Chairman James Comer, aims to assess Biden’s cognitive state amidst growing concerns.

comer’s Focus: Health, Mental Acuity, and Autopen Use

Chairman James Comer is leading the charge, scrutinizing not only President Biden’s health and mental “decline” but also the controversial use of an autopen for executive actions, including pardons.Comer emphasized the public’s right to know who is truly “calling the shots” within the Biden administration.

“This is the first of what will be many interviews with people we believe were involved in the autopen scandal in the Biden administration,” Comer told reporters Tuesday morning.

Tanden’s Testimony: A Glimpse Inside the Investigation

Neera Tanden’s appearance marked the first in what is expected to be a series of interviews with former Biden administration officials. While Republicans lauded the initial hour of questioning as “good,” Representative Wesley Bell, Democrat from Missouri, dismissed it as an “unusual waste of time.”

During a lunch break, Comer commented, “