Senate Republicans are charging forward with their investigation into what they call a cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s alleged mental decline. A witness list has been released ahead of the first congressional hearing, scheduled for Wednesday.
The hearing will feature three witnesses with backgrounds in government and law. They were selected to discuss how Biden’s inner circle and the media may have masked the former president’s cognitive health while he was in office.
The list includes Theodore Wold, a former acting assistant attorney general at the Justice Department and Trump domestic policy advisor; Sean Spicer, Trump’s former press secretary; and John Harrison, a legal scholar at the University of Virginia who served in the Reagan and Bush administrations.
No Democratic witnesses were announced. Fox News contacted Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the panel, for comment but received no response at the time of publication.
The hearing is being led by Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Eric Schmitt of Missouri. It aims to address what they see as serious constitutional and national security implications tied to Biden’s reported decline.
Cornyn said the witnesses “have impressive records defending our Constitution and serving in the West Wing,” adding that the hearing will help answer who was “really running the country” when Biden’s health allegedly faltered.
Schmitt called the alleged concealment “a threat to our nation” and said it undermined the Constitution. He emphasized the importance of public accountability and said this hearing is the “first step” in that direction.
Meanwhile, House Republicans are ramping up similar efforts. Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia has proposed forming a select committee to investigate what he describes as a deliberate concealment of Biden’s health issues from the public.
House Oversight Chair James Comer has also called for interviews with several former Biden White House staffers. Out of 10 requested participants, only four have agreed to testify — including high-ranking aides like Neera Tanden and Annie Tomasini.