美國政治

White House probes Biden aides for allegedly concealing decline

Donald Trump’s order says aides abused power of presidential signatures through use of an ‘autopen’

Donald Trump has launched a probe into aides of Joe Biden for allegedly concealing his mental decline, as the US president escalates his effort to seek retribution against political foes.

In an executive order released on Wednesday, Trump said the White House counsel would investigate “whether certain individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden’s mental state and unconstitutionally exercise the authorities and responsibilities of the president”.

The investigation follows the release of a book last month by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson that contains damaging revelations about Biden’s declining mental and physical acuity as he launched his ill-fated campaign for re-election.

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