Joe Biden's Associates Pleading Fifth Amendment Raises Red Flags

Aformer aide to ex-first lady Jill Biden invoked his Fifth Amendment privilege during testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, raising red flags for some amid a probe pertaining to concerns over former President Joe Biden's health.

Legal analysts, however, reiterated to Newsweek that taking the Fifth does not necessarily mean witnesses are guilty of any crime.

Anthony Bernal, who served as an aide to Jill Biden, invoked the Fifth Amendment just days after Joe Biden's former doctor, Kevin O'Connor, did the same during the hearing into the "investigation into the cover-up of President Joe Biden's mental decline and potentially unauthorized executive actions."

The move raised eyebrows among conservatives, who have alleged Biden officials sought to cover up concerns over whether the former president was experiencing a mental decline while in office. The investigation also focuses on pardons allegedly signed by autopen, which have come under GOP scrutiny.