The White House opens an investigation into allegations of "covering up the mental state" of former President Biden.

On Wednesday, June 4th, President Donald Trump issued a directive to open an official investigation to verify allegations that associates of his predecessor, Joe Biden, "conspired" to conceal his mental state and seize his presidential powers, according to a statement from the White House.

The presidential statement stated that Trump instructed the White House General Counsel to "investigate, within the bounds of the law, whether some individuals conspired to deceive the public about Biden's mental state and to exercise presidential powers and responsibilities contrary to the Constitution."

In response, former President Joe Biden condemned this move, stating in a release: "Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made decisions regarding pardons, executive orders, legislation, and announcements. Any insinuation that I did not do so is absurd and false."

The new investigation also included allegations about Biden using an automated device to sign pardons and presidential documents, a move seen by observers as increasing political pressure on the former president, especially with Republican lawmakers demanding to question his aides.

The use of automated signatures dates back to previous decades in the American presidency, but Trump alleged that some of Biden's decisions were "invalid," accusing his aides of exploiting the device to conceal what he described as "his mental decline."

He added in an official memo: "This conspiracy is one of the most dangerous scandals in America's history. The truth has been hidden from the American people about who was exercising executive power, while Biden's signature was used to make radical policy changes."

Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Counsel David Warrington were tasked with overseeing the investigation.

In a related context, House Oversight Committee Chairman, Republican Representative James Comer, requested formal interviews with five of Biden's top former aides, alleging their involvement in "a major cover-up operation that is one of the biggest scandals in the country's history."

Democrats, on the other hand, described the investigation as "political distraction," pointing to the highly polarized atmosphere in American politics.