The White House is preparing for a number of Republican-led congressional probes next year, as well as reorientation to fight back against a determined opposition in the event that the GOP retakes one or both chambers of Congress after the elections, according to The Washington.
Senior White House officials are mapping out how departments will be modified in order to handle the onslaught of inquiries that would surely accompany Republicans holding committee gavels.
Republicans have promised to investigate the business affairs of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, along with the military withdrawal from Afghanistan. During congressional hearings, Jim Jordan has clashed with Fauci and called for a probe of the origins of COVID-19.
John Podesta, who served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001 and was a counselor to President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2015, told The Post that a change in control of Congress would result in efforts.
He told the newspaper that if one or both houses flip control, they will be faced with a slew of inquiries, which will be aimed at trying to do political damage to the president.
According to The Post, a well-known Democratic political strategist who served in the White House as a senior advisor from January to August 2021, and has maintained a close relationship with Biden, will rejoin the White House in a senior advisory role.
According to individuals with knowledge of the situation who spoke with The Post, she will be involved in the administration's response to potential Republican investigations, but she will not be solely dealing with them. According to the individuals, the details of the return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are still being worked out.
Ian Sams is the deputy assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Health and Human Services. Sams will have a communications position in the counsel's office, where he will be tasked with answering congressional probes.
The White House was reached out to by an Insider.
White House aides told The Post that their efforts to bolster the administration's response strategy were crucial, given that Democrats and Republicans maintain a 50-50 split in the Senate. There are five vacancies in the House and 218 seats are needed to control it.
Biden officials stated that the counsel's office had been set up to face GOP probes all along, given that Democrats did not secure control of the Senate until the dual Georgia runoff elections in January 2021, well after the administration had already begun its transition efforts.
When the opposing party takes control of Congress with a sitting president from a different party, there will be fights.
The Republicans would almost certainly use their subpoena power to investigate conservative issues if they win back the White House in 2024, as they are encouraged by former President Donald Trump.
Republicans for years have promised to investigate Hunter Biden's business dealings, with the president stating that his son has done nothing wrong while staying out of an ongoing Department of Justice probe.
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