Bruce Reed, former President Joe Biden‘s deputy chief of staff for policy, will testify behind closed doors Tuesday in the latest interview in the House Oversight Committee‘s investigation into Biden’s inner circle and his use of an autopen.
Reed, who served Biden for the entirety of his term, entered a House office building at 9:56 a.m. and did not take any questions from reporters. Before serving in the Biden administration, Reed worked in the Clinton and Obama administrations and Biden’s vice presidential office. He also worked as former Vice President Al Gore‘s speechwriter when he was in the Senate.
THE LONG HISTORY AND CONTROVERSY OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTOPEN USE
Happening now: Bruce Reed, fmr deputy chief of staff to President Biden, has arrived for his interview before the House Oversight Committee into the use of the autopen
— Rachel Schilke (@rachel_schilke) August 5, 2025
Reed is the first witness to appear this week. Two former Biden aides and his physician pleaded the Fifth when they appeared for depositions in recent weeks after being subpoenaed. Five former aides, including Neera Tanden, Ashley Williams, Ron Klain, Steve Ricchetti, and Mike Donilon, have participated in the transcribed interviews, which have not yet been made public.
The interviews are slated to be made public at the end of the investigation, according to House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY). Footage of those who invoked their Fifth Amendment rights was released the evening after the interviews concluded.
BIDEN AUTOPEN USE IN DC WAS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN
The committee has continued to expand its investigation over the last few months after the release of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book, Original Sin. Comer has scrutinized Biden’s use of an autopen for pardons and executive orders. The book contains claims that Klain spoke with other staff members about whether Biden should run again, but the conversations did not go anywhere.
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President Donald Trump waived executive privilege last month for all former aides in the investigation. Executive privilege allows the witness to withhold information from Congress to protect the integrity of the executive branch.
Transcribed interviews are typically conducted over several hours by the majority and minority committee staff. The currently scheduled interviews will take place through September.