Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Thursday that testimony from Ian Sams, a former spokesman for the White House Counsel’s Office, paints a troubling picture of an administration engaged in an alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.

Comer told “Finnerty” and guest host Ed Henry that Sams’ testimony raised new questions about whether Biden was personally exercising presidential authority — or if unelected staff made crucial decisions in his name, such as the use of the presidential autopen for pardons.

Sams testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which Comer chairs, that he spoke in person with Biden on just two occasions in his more than two years with the administration, in addition to a virtual meeting that Sams joined and a phone call with Biden.

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