Cornyn sought testimony on Biden’s mental health from bombshell book authors

Published June 5, 2025 4:54pm ET



Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) revealed Thursday he sought congressional testimony from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson for a hearing later this month on former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity while in office.

The pair are authors of Original Sin, a recently published book with revelations about the former president’s alleged cognitive decline in the White House and the effort by those in Biden’s orbit to orchestrate a “cover-up.”

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