House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena To Kevin Connor
In a bold and pointed escalation, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has issued a formal subpoena to Kevin O’Connor, the former White House physician, to testify before Congress on June 27, 2025.
This move comes amid a rapidly developing investigation into President Joe Biden’s physical and cognitive health during his time in office, with particular focus on the use of an autopen and whether Biden had awareness or involvement in critical presidential signings.
The subpoena follows O’Connor’s refusal to comply voluntarily with a request made by the committee in May. At the heart of the inquiry lies a contentious February 2024 medical assessment by O’Connor, declaring then-President Biden a “healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male” fit to carry out the duties of the presidency. Comer and his committee now seek to determine whether personal ties and financial entanglements between O’Connor and the Biden family influenced that assessment.
🚨 COMER SUBPOENAS BIDEN’S DOCTOR TO TESTIFY ON AUTOPEN AND MENTAL DECLINE SCANDAL!
“The Committee expressed its interest in whether your financial relationship with the Biden family affected your assessment of former President Biden’s physical and mental fitness to fulfill his… pic.twitter.com/ynYm8j0iuC
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) June 5, 2025
The Oversight Committee’s public messaging has been nothing short of explosive. In a sharply worded social media post, they accused the White House of potentially hiding the president’s decline from the American public and cited O’Connor’s unwillingness to testify as a critical obstruction.
Comer’s formal letter to O’Connor further accused him of stonewalling, pointing out that the legal and ethical justifications for avoiding testimony — including physician-patient privilege — “lack merit” in the context of congressional oversight.
Significantly, the investigation is not limited to Biden’s health. It also targets the administration’s use of an autopen — a device used to sign official documents without the president’s physical involvement.
Lawmakers are scrutinizing whether President Biden knew what was being signed when the autopen was employed, a line of inquiry that could have profound implications for presidential accountability and transparency.
Comer framed the subpoena as a necessary step in fulfilling the Committee’s legislative and oversight responsibilities, reiterating that O’Connor’s testimony is essential to understand the full scope of what the American people were — or weren’t — told during Biden’s presidency.