Former US President Joe Biden’s physician from the White House refused to answer queries regarding a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee.
This invoked his Fifth Amendment right as the Republican-led panel pushed forward in the probe of the former US President’s mental fitness and decline.
While Kevin appeared on Wednesday at Capitol Hill, his attorneys shared how he respectfully declined to reply to any queries related to the panel.
This really limited the scope of the interview at large, and his attorneys were seen rushing to his aid to mention how that would be a clear violation of the physician-patient privilege that they share.
Revealing some very confidential information would end up violating the most important ethical duty for a physician and that might give rise to revocation of his medical license, another source shared.
O’Connor did not violate his oath of confidentiality to any of his patients, including President Biden, his attorneys shared in the same statement.
The investigation is the latest front in the GOP push to expose alleged cover-ups linked to Biden and his inner circle that had fallen dormant in the previous Congress.
Republicans shared in another interview how they are critical of supporting the claims of the former head of state’s cognitive decline during his final days of working in the administration.