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Biden’s former spokesman faces House Oversight grilling in autopen probe

Former Biden spokesman Andrew Bates is appearing before the House Oversight Committee on Friday as part of the panel’s probe into “cover-up” allegations.

Ex-WhiteHousespokesmanAndrewBatesisappearingonCapitolHillFridaymorningastheHouseOversightCommitteecontinuesitsprobeintoallegationsofacover-upbyformerPresidentJoeBiden’sinnercircle. BateswasacorememberofBiden’scommunicationsteamfornearlyhisentirefour-yearterm,risingfromdeputytoseniordeputypresssecretarybythetimetheDemocraticleaderleftofficeinJanuary2025. He’sthe11thformerBidenofficialtoappearfortheHouseOversightCommittee’sprobeandtheninthtodosovoluntarily. LONGTIMEBIDENAIDESAYSHESTOODTOEARNUPTO$8MHADPRESIDENTWONRE-ELECTION Threeex-Bidenaides–AnthonyBernal,AnnieTomasini,andex-WhiteHousephysicianKevinO’Connor–werecompelledtoappearviacongressionalsubpoena. HouseOversightCommitteeChairJamesComer,R-Ky.,hasbeeninvestigatingwhetherBiden’ssenioraidescoveredupsignsofmentaldeclineintheformerpresident,andwhetheranyexecutived