Former first lady Jill Biden’s top aide Anthony Bernal refused to answer questions in the Republican probe into former President Joe Biden’s health. He is the second top Biden official to take the Fifth Amendment protecting him from self-incrimination after former White House physician Kevin O’Connor also took the Fifth when he appeared to testify under a subpoena last week.
Bernal is one of multiple Biden officials called in to give their testimony behind closed doors as Republicans on the House Oversight Committee investigate Biden’s mental acuity while in office. They’ve accused members of the Biden administration of a cover-up. “It’s no surprise that Anthony Bernal is pleading the Fifth Amendment to shield himself from criminal liability,“ posted committee Chair James Comer on X.
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