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Former Doctor's Silence Fuels Biden Health Speculations

7/9/2025

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In a tense interview with the House Oversight Committee, former White House physician Kevin O'Connor repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, leaving questions about President Biden's health unanswered. Chairman James Comer raised suspicions of a cover-up, while O'Connor's lawyers argued that his silence was a matter of patient-physician privilege, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding the administration.

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In a tense interview with the House Oversight Committee, former White House physician Kevin O'Connor repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, leaving questions about President Biden's health unanswered. Chairman James Comer raised suspicions of a cover-up, while O'Connor's lawyers argued that his silence was a matter of patient-physician privilege, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding the administration.