Alright, buckle up because we've got ourselves a genuine Washington D.C. special: a doctor who suddenly developed selective amnesia about everything he's ever said or done regarding his most famous patient.
Meet Dr. Kevin O'Connor - you know, the guy with the questionable haircut who's been Biden's shadow for years. Picture a nervous chunky chihuahua in a lab coat, and you're halfway there. Well, our good doctor just sat down (briefly) with the House Oversight Committee, and let me tell you, it was quite the performance.
The Setup: Twenty minutes. That's how long this "deposition" lasted. I've had longer conversations with my chickens about their egg production. O'Connor walked in, sat down, and proceeded to plead the Fifth to literally every single question. Not some questions. Not the hard ones. Every. Single. One.
Including - and this is where it gets spicy - whether he was asked to lie about Biden's health.
Wait, Hold Up - We're Talking About THE PRESIDENT Here:
Here's the part that's driving me absolutely bonkers. We're not discussing some random patient's bunion surgery. This is the President of the United States. You know, the guy with his finger on the nuclear codes? The leader of the free world? The person whose cognitive capacity is literally a matter of national security?
Every year, we get an official presidential health report. It's not optional. It's not private. It's public record because we the people have a right to know if our commander-in-chief can, well, command and be chief. O'Connor has been the one writing these reports, answering questions about them, and defending Biden's health publicly for years.
So this sudden discovery of doctor-patient privilege? Chef's kiss - absolutely brilliant legal theater.
The Plot Twist: Here's where this gets absolutely delicious. Remember June 2024? Right after Biden's debate performance that made America collectively whisper 'WTF' under their breath. There's O'Connor, chatting away with Steven Nelson from the New York Post about Biden's cognitive abilities like he's discussing the weather.
July 2024, just days after the debate disaster that ended a presidency? Same guy, same topic, talking to reporters outside the White House. No Fifth Amendment in sight. No doctor-patient privilege concerns. Just good old-fashioned damage control.
But now?
Suddenly it's all "pending criminal investigation" this and "self-incrimination" that. His lawyers are throwing around the Fifth Amendment like confetti at a New Year's party.
My Hot Take: Look, I get it. Pleading the Fifth doesn't technically mean guilt. It's a constitutional right, yada yada yada. But when you're asked if you covered up the cognitive decline of the President of the United States, and your immediate response is "I invoke my Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination"... well, that's not exactly the confidence-inspiring medical transparency we're all hoping for.
The cherry on top? James Comer was so frustrated with getting absolutely nothing that he released the entire 20-minute deposition. It's like the congressional equivalent of posting receipts on Instagram.
And let's be real here - if doctor-patient privilege actually applied to presidential health (which I argue it doesn't, because national security), then how exactly has O'Connor been doing press conferences and writing annual health reports all these years? Did he just forget that precedent exists?
ICYMI
Introduction to The Autopen Scandal | When a Machine Signs for the President and Nobody Knows Who Gave the Orders
What if a machine was signing for the President of the United States, and no one knew who was giving the orders?
What's Next: O'Connor's got options, none of them particularly appetizing:
Keep pleading the Fifth and hope this all blows over (spoiler: it won't)
Get immunity and actually answer questions (risky when you've been dodging them this hard)
Let the DOJ investigation play out and pray it doesn't get worse
But here's the thing - when your defense strategy involves more legal maneuvering than a corporate merger, and you're treating the President's health like state secrets while simultaneously having discussed it publicly for years, you've already lost the public perception battle.
Stay tuned, because something tells me Dr. O'Connor's very short, very awkward congressional debut was just the opening act.
Next up in our Biden autopen series: The Politburo who thought they could keep this house of cards standing. Spoiler alert - they didn’t. 👀
Share this post