Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 6:35 PM EDT, July 7, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s physician has asked to delay his testimony before the House oversight committee this week, citing the need for an agreement that will respect doctor-patient confidentiality rules as part of the investigation into Biden’s health in office.

Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Biden’s physician at the White House, requested a delay until the end of July or early August “to reach an accommodation that will protect the very substantial privilege and confidentiality interests of Dr. O’Connor and former President Biden,” according to a letter from his lawyer sent to Rep. James Comer of Kentucky on Saturday. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter.

A spokesperson for Oversight Republicans said the committee will follow the House’s deposition guidelines, which allow for witnesses to assert privilege on a question-by-question basis, with the committee chair ruling on each claim. But O’Connor is not allowed, in the committee’s view, to delay or decline a congressional subpoena due to concerns over questions about potentially privileged information.

The back-and-forth is part of a broader struggle over the scope of the House Republican inquiry into Biden’s age and mental fitness, with serious implications for both politics and policy. Republicans have also claimed that some policies carried out by the White House “autopen” may be invalid if it is proven that Biden was mentally incapacitated for some part of his term.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-doctor-oversight-testimony-1c749850ceab4f14d4239e623501854e

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Meanwhile a raving lunatic is sitting in the Oval Office destroying the U.S. government and our standing in the world while the GOP-controlled Congress fiddles in their characteristic performance art style, and the GOP-controlled SCOTUS boosts the amplifiers.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. This needs to be turned into a discussion about incumbent dementia

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I thought that HIPAA prevents physicians, nurses, medical personnel

from discussing a patient's medical condition, treatment, and prognosis.

What is there to negotiate without Joe Biden's consent?

[livetohike]

11. We could not hear the truth about The Felon's

“Ear wound” due to HIPAA. So we shouldn’t hear from Joe Biden’s doctors either. They should decline to testify.

[GiqueCee]

15. Yeah, right...

... the "Ear Wound" that didn't exist. Even a slight graze from the slug of a high-powered rifle would leave a permanent scar. Subsequent photos of that ear show NO scarring whatsoever. As I have observed many times, there is no bottom to Trump's cesspool of depravity.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

29. Oh but the "Ear Wound" healed magically and perfectly on its own!

Just like those bone spurs- they healed so well TSF forgot which foot was affected.

[Montauk6]

25. Meh, they'll let him slide on that...

...just like they let him sliiiide on his tax records.

The Orange Surfer
Sloop Don T.
Cowamaga

It's no one's business and CERTAINLY this doctor has better things to do (with HOPEFULLY legal standing) to not betray his patient for a bunch of MAGAtrolls' distraction tactics.

[Oopsie Daisy]

3. The doors that they force open cannot be closed again. This will be used against them in the future.

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[Raven123]

4. Fine. Just assert privilege to every question

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Biden. Is. No. Longer. President.

Why are they doing this? What political points could they hope to score? Is "owning the libs"that important to them? And, don't they realize it could be turned right back around on The Mad Felon, who's the sitting president?

[tavernier]

13. They are doing it because

they want to claim he was mentally incompetent in order to throw out any of his accomplishments.

[Zorro]

20. I believe there's more to it than that

They want to invalidate every piece of legislation signed into law by Biden.

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. But, on what grounds?

Could any doctor prove Biden was incapacitated at the moment he signed any legislation?

For that matter, could any doctor prove Biden was incapacitated at any time during his presidency?

[Bengus81]

6. Trump and Republicans would just say fuck off,not showing up,not answering

So...tell them the same Joe. Funny how the onus is ALWAYS on Dems........

[Vinca]

7. If compelled to testify, he should use phrases like "similar to what President Trump" or "as Trump recently exhibited,"

etc. The fact is, Biden was a million times sharper than Trump and at his core not an evil, amoral lunatic but a good man.

[Emile]

8. Excellent point.

[Paladin]

9. I hope that's exactly what happens. (nt)

[Bengus81]

10. He doesn't need to testify to SHIT. Tell em to FUCK OFF Joe..........

Think Democrats could get Trump to show up at hearing about his dementia and obsessing with Hannibal Lecter? Biden dropped out,Trump won so shut the fuck up Republicans.

[the nelm]

18. "Executive Privilege" goes both ways...

Trump claimed it when dealing with Congress all throughout his first administration, why shouldn't Biden have the same recourse?

[Katinfl]

12. How can this even be possible?

HIPPA is very, very clear about this very thing. Just when we think they can’t go any lower, they prove us wrong again and again.

[LaRaven]

14. This.

“Meanwhile a raving lunatic is sitting in the Oval Office destroying the U.S. governmentand our standing in the world while the GOP-controlled Congress fiddles in their characteristic performance art style, and the GOP-controlled SCOTUS boosts the amplifiers.”

[area51]

16. He should tell them he'll testify just as soon as

Gym Jordan obeys his supoena.

[Hotler]

28. +1 nt

[Joinfortmill]

17. What The Holy Fuck? How dare they!

I'm at the hate stage. Anyone who is still affiliated with the Republican Party is, to my mind, a goddamn TRAITOR!

[llmart]

27. I reached that point back in November.

If I know you're a Republican and especially if you're someone who openly admits to voting for him I have no use for you. I avoid these people like the plaguej that they are.

[mzmolly]

19. Where is the subpoena for Maxwell?

Who gives a shit about Biden‘s doctor? What a waste of taxpayer money & time.

[Wicked Blue]

21. The Orange Piece of S**t refuses to release his own medical records

but thinks President Biden's physician should be forced to disclose Biden's records.

Utter hypocrisy, as usual.

[Lokee11]

22. OH FFS!

If Biden was a fuckin' vegetable during his time in the white house he would still have a greater mental capacity than Orange Orangutan Hitler! And also just like everything else - every accusation is an admission, they hid RAY-GUN's decline and health from the public and they have been covering up what a total fuckin SLOB and Idiot the ORNAGE CAPTAIN DIPSHIT is - going all the way back to 2016 - "Excellent Physical Health!" yeah ok sure - maybe for a fucking dead person. I would say listen to how he slurs and rambles and makes no sense when he talks now, but he has always rambled, made no sense, and that irritating fucking voice, I cannot tell if he is slurring because it is like nails on the chalkboard to me.

JFC - when is cholesterol going to do its fuckin' job and free us from his demonic presence. Fucking HATE him with the fury of a 1,000 suns, may he burn for eternity in hell!

Sorry just cannot take this bullshit anymore -

✊FDT!

[Scalded Nun]

23. I can't see where anything personal or even health-related would be divulged.

I can see where every question would be answered with a response of "I cannot speak to that due to doctor-patient confidentiality".

Maybe even throw in a few reply questions like "are you referring to something or some condition like what we see in the current president?", followed by "I cannot speak to that due to doctor-patient confidentiality".

Fuck these assholes.

[ECL213]

24. I would like to see this opening statement from him.

During my time treating Joe Biden, I witnessed the following signs of dementia from the former president. Recent memory loss. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. Problems with language and forming the appropriate words. Disorientation as to time and place. Poor judgment. Problems with abstract thinking around numbers and statistical figures. Wild changes is mood, behavior and personality. Problems performing simple physical tasks.

Of course, the "former president" I'm referring to who exhibited these behaviors is also the current President, Donald J. Trump. You see, he is NOT my patient, so I am free to offer my observations without violating doctor/patient privilege or Federal laws. However, Joe Biden was and is my patient, so I am not free to discuss anything related to his medical treatment.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. DR. KEVIN O'CONNOR, PHYSICIAN TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

[kacekwl]

26. Do as they do and

answer nothing. Patient confidentiality.

[Owens]

30. Do what Trump always does!

Delay, delay and delay!!

[maxsolomon]

32. What they want is an opportunity to grandstand and make speeches about Biden's cognition

Then, when they finally form it into a question, the doctor says, "HIPAA prevents me from answering that question".

Then, they grandstand about that. They want the spectacle.