Ian Sams, who served in the White House Counsel's Office from 2022 to 2024, testified that he had only four interactions with President Biden, with two in person, one virtual meeting, and one phone call. Sams publicly defended Biden's mental fitness while acknowledging limited direct contact with the president. Oversight Chairman James Comer noted that Special Counsel Robert Hur likely spent more time with Biden than Sams did and accused Sams of taking direction from the White House Counsel and Biden's inner circle. Comer said the testimony raises questions about who is directing White House communications and decisions.
Ian Sams, the former spokesperson for the Biden White House Counsel's Office, sat for a transcribed interview with Comer and the Oversight Committee this week as they continue to probe the Biden White House and questions about Biden's mental and physical health. In a statement about Sams's testimony, Comer said Sams revealed only four interactions with Biden and just two of them were in person.
Ian Sams frequently spoke publicly and with apparent authority about President Biden's mental fitness and state of mind. However, Mr. Sams admitted he had very limited interaction with the Presidentidentifying only two in-person meetings, one virtual meeting, and one phone call. In fact, Special Counsel Robert Hur probably spent more time with President Biden than Mr. Sams did, Comer wrote.
When the inevitable conclusion is that the facts and the evidence don't support any charges, you're left to wonder why this report spends time making gratuitous and inappropriate criticisms of the president, Sams said about the
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