Hi, I’m Mallory Wilson, White House correspondent for The Washington Times.
Here are some of the latest stories coming from the White House this week.
Former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor refused to answer questions from House lawmakers investigating the alleged cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline.
Dr. O’Connor was subpoenaed to appear as part of the House probe into Biden aides who are accused of covering up his collective decline.
Read more: Former White House doctor pleads the Fifth in House probe of Biden’s cognitive decline
President Trump said earlier this year he believes Mr. Biden was not in charge and would not have left the border open to the millions of migrants who crossed it illegally during his presidency.
Mr. Trump also said Mr. Biden’s thousands of pardons should be voided because most were signed by auto pen.
The pardons included members of the Biden family, congressional Democrats, former White House COVID adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, and hundreds of convicted criminals.
Read more: Biden autopen scandal ignites firestorm over cover-up of president’s mental fitness
Democratic senators Alex Padilla and Cory Booker have gotten strong criticism from President Trump for their push on a bill calling for immigration agents to have a legible ID and no face coverings other than a medical mask.
Department of Homeland Security officials, however, have said the agents wear masks to prevent doxing that would put them and their families in danger.
According to the DHS, ICE officers have suffered a 700% increase in assaults against them since Mr. Trump took office.
Read more: Democrats’ bills requiring ICE agents to be identifiable show they ‘hate our country,’ Trump says
The Secret Service suspended six agents who were at the rally last July in Pennsylvania, where President Trump was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin.
Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn told CBS News the agents were suspended without pay or benefits ranging from 10 to 42 days.
Mr. Quinn added that the agency is “totally accountable for security failures at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.”
He called the shooting an “operational failure,” and said the agency is focused on making sure it never happens again.
Read more: Secret Service suspended six agents without pay after first Trump assassination attempt
A report from a bipartisan House task force created to investigate the incident found that the attack was preventable.
Evidence obtained showed inadequate planning and coordination between the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheadle resigned the same month as the attack due to pressure from Congress.
She said she took full responsibility for the security lapse.
Read more: A year after assassination attempt, Secret Service discipline ‘far too weak,’ Senate report says
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