Jill Biden’s ‘Work Husband’ Pleads The Fifth In Biden White House Cover-Up Probe
The plot thickens in the Biden senility/autopen scandal.
A top aide subpoenaed to testify on Wednesday in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigations into the alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline took the Fifth, just as Biden’s personal White House physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, did the week before.
Anthony Bernal, former assistant to Biden and senior adviser to first lady Jill Biden — aka Jill Biden’s “work husband” — reportedly dodged question after question from committee staff during the closed-door session, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Anthony Bernal was Jill Biden’s “work-husband,” her chief of staff, and one of the Biden family’s closest advisors.
Today, he was subpoenaed to appear before @GOPoversight to discuss his role in the autopen cover-up and I attended the closed-door deposition.
We deserve answers! pic.twitter.com/yqvstQyGG2
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) July 16, 2025
In a statement following the fruitless sworn and transcribed interview, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., referenced this week’s New York Times story in which the former president said he “made every decision” on a record number of pardons and commutations — most coming at the end of his term. Emails obtained by The Times, however, show one of Biden’s closest advisers approved the use of the autopen on midnight pardons.
“This week new reporting confirms President Biden’s aides took unauthorized executive actions during his presidency amid his cognitive decline,” Comer said. “It’s no surprise that Anthony Bernal is pleading the Fifth Amendment to shield himself from criminal liability.” (Read more from “Jill Biden’s ‘Work Husband’ Pleads The Fifth In Biden White House Cover-Up Probe” HERE)
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