Biden's fmr Doc Pleads the 5th in Front of House Republicans
Dr. Kevin O'Connor, former President Joe Biden's White House physician, declined to answer questions on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of a Republican-led investigation into Biden's mental fitness and health while in office.
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... House Republicans, led by Representative James Comer, subpoenaed O'Connor in June, ordering him to testify "as part of the investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline." Biden dropped his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate performance last year raised concerns about his age and mental fitness. After leaving office, he has come under renewed scrutiny since revealing he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and the publication of books alleging a cover-up of Biden's decline while he was in office. He has strongly rejected the notion that he has been mentally unfit at any point during his presidency, calling the allegations "ridiculous and false." What To Know On Wednesday O'Connor's attorneys, David Schertler and Mark MacDougall, released a statement on behalf of their client stating, "the totality of the circumstances surrounding this Committee's investigation leave Dr. O'Connor no choice but to decline to answer questions." The statement continued, "the physician patient privilege and the physician's ethical duty of confidentiality require that Dr. O'Connor refuse to testify about any aspect of his care and treatment of President Biden. O'Connor previously served as Biden's family physician before taking on the role of White House doctor. His appearance before the committee followed weeks of negotiation. ...
Biden dropped his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate performance last year raised concerns about his age and mental fitness. After leaving office, he has come under renewed scrutiny since revealing he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer and the publication of books alleging a cover-up of Biden's decline while he was in office.
He has strongly rejected the notion that he has been mentally unfit at any point during his presidency, calling the allegations "ridiculous and false."
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On Wednesday O'Connor's attorneys, David Schertler and Mark MacDougall, released a statement on behalf of their client stating, "the totality of the circumstances surrounding this Committee's investigation leave Dr. O'Connor no choice but to decline to answer questions."
The statement continued, "the physician patient privilege and the physician's ethical duty of confidentiality require that Dr. O'Connor refuse to testify about any aspect of his care and treatment of President Biden.
O'Connor previously served as Biden's family physician before taking on the role of White House doctor. His appearance before the committee followed weeks of negotiation. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 12:13 PM | Reply
First, Comer ... seriously?
Second, breaking patient-doctor confidentiality sets up a potential malpractice situation.
Third, I'm more interested in the shuffling wreck currently occupying the Oval Office.
#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-09 12:58 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
@#2 ... First, Comer ... seriously? ...
Yeah, I noticed that also.
The only way an investigation could be made less serious may be if Rep Jordan were running it.
#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 01:01 PM | Reply
You can't make me wear a mask because of HIPAA - MAGATS Biden's doctor must ignore HIPAA and share all the details about his patient's health - Also MAGATS
#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-09 01:12 PM | Reply
Easy enough to offer him immunity and order him to testify or face contempt...
#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-09 01:14 PM | Reply
Easy enough to offer him immunity and order him to testify or face contempt... #5 | Posted by snoofy
Option 1 - push a conspiracy despite lacking supporting evidence. Option 2 - attempt to force a doctor to break confidentiality.
I think we all know that option 1 has been their plan from the start.
#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-09 01:29 PM | Reply
Good point. I suspect Doctor Patient confidentiality can withstand just about any legal attack, but I'm not sure if Republicans thought of that.
#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-09 01:31 PM | Reply
This is the point of this charade. It's all about innuendo and insinuation.
The doctor was intentionally put into an unprecedented and untenable position to force an appearance of him "hiding" something.
#8 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-09 01:37 PM | Reply
" Easy enough to offer him immunity and order him to testify or face contempt.."
During the unraveling of the wretched Iran-Contra Affair, Oliver North got limited immunity from an arrangement of that sort and, as a result, walked.
#9 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-09 01:39 PM | Reply
Oliver North
There's a meme floating around, which I will now butcher into text format.
Left panel is a youngish man from the Iran-Contra days, "This man sold bombs to Iran."
Right panel is an older man at a Fox News desk, "This man says we should bomb Iran."
Bottom Text. "It's the same man. Lt. Col Oliver North sold weapons to Iran in the 80s in the Iran-Contta Scandal and is now a military analyst working for Fox News."
#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-09 01:48 PM | Reply
#10 Thanks for pointing that out.
#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-09 01:50 PM | Reply
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