White House aide Ashley Williams tells Oversight panel Biden was ‘in command,’ denies any cover-up

Ashley Williams, a longtime White House aide who served in Oval Office operations and later as a senior adviser, told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 24, 2025, that in her experience “President Biden was in command and fully executed his duties as president of The United States of America.”

Williams testified during a transcribed interview requested by Chairman James Comer as part of an inquiry into the former president’s physical and mental fitness. The committee’s questioning focused on whether White House staff restricted access to the president, handled decisions without his authorization, or otherwise concealed his condition from the public.

Williams said she did not recall ever denying anyone physical access to President Biden and said she had no awareness of anyone else in the White House doing so. “I do not recall any instance in which I denied access,” she told committee counsel. She added she was not aware of any instance in which presidential actions—executive orders, memoranda,…