Former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor — the man who oversaw Joe Biden’s medical care during his presidency — invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times during a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.
According to Chairman James Comer (R-KY), the session — expected to last hours — ended after just 30 minutes when O’Connor refused to answer questions on whether he was ever told to lie about Biden’s health, or whether he believed Biden was mentally unfit to perform his duties.
“This is unprecedented,” Comer said. “It adds more fuel to the fire that there was a cover-up.”
Doctor Claims “Privilege,” Refuses to Cooperate
O’Connor’s legal team claimed the doctor was simply protecting physician–patient confidentiality — and that his use of the Fifth Amendment “does not imply guilt.”
“Revealing confidential patient information would violate the most fundamental ethical duty of a physician,” his lawyers said in a statement.
But that didn’t sit well with Comer or the public, who are increasingly questioning what the White House is hiding about Biden’s condition.
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