Biden's Ex-Spokesman Admits He Only Met Him Twice, Despite Arguing Mental Fitness Concerns Were a 'Conspiracy'

A top spokesman who served as one of former President Joe Biden’s fiercest defenders during the final two years of his presidency admitted that he only met with ex-POTUS in person twice while working in the White House, according to testimony obtained by House Republicans.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) confirmed the revelation after leading a transcribed interview with Ian Sams.

From 2022 to 2024, Sams acted as senior advisor and spokesman for the White House Counsel’s Office.

Sams became well known for issuing public defenses of Biden against congressional investigations and Special Counsel Robert Hur’s probe into the former president’s mishandling of classified documents.

“That was probably the most informative transcribed interview slash deposition we’ve had thus far,” Comer told reporters.

“I’ll give Mr. Sams credit. He answered our questions.

“I think one of the most shocking things to me is…he communicated with Joe Biden two times.

“He saw Joe Biden, talked to Joe Biden two times, the entire stint as White House spokesperson, but yet he would – every day – tweet and issue statements from the podium of the White House.”

According to Comer, Sams interacted with Biden on four occasions in total: two in-person meetings, one virtual meeting, and one phone call.

By contrast, Comer noted, Hur “spent more time with Joe Biden than Ian Sams.”

Sams left the White House in August 2024, before Republicans raised questions about Biden’s use of an autopen to sign executive actions and before Biden issued thousands of controversial clemency orders.

Still, Sams was one of Biden’s loudest defenders during some of the most politically damaging moments of his presidency, including the fallout from his disastrous June 2024 debate against President Donald Trump.

Sams led the American people to believe he knew Biden well and repeatedly pushed back on suggestions that he was unfit for office.

After Hur’s report described Biden as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Sams called the findings “wrong” and “inaccurate.”

He also insisted in television interviews that Biden was “sharp” and “asked tough questions.”

Comer, however, argued Sams had no basis for making such claims.

“Ian Sams is the one that would counter everything Robert Hur or anytime anyone would suggest that Joe Biden wasn’t mentally fit,” Comer said.

“He would say ‘no, he’s at the top of his game.’

“He interacted with the president two times, the entire time.

“The entire time he worked in the White House.”

Sams also lashed out at media coverage critical of Biden, even sending a letter to the White House Correspondents’ Association scolding outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, and the Associated Press for their reporting on Hur’s investigation.

Republicans, meanwhile, are continuing to probe whether Biden’s inner circle orchestrated a cover-up of his mental decline and whether executive actions were signed without his direct knowledge.

Comer said Sams’ testimony underscores those concerns.

“When we ask questions, ‘When you said this, did Joe Biden tell you that?’ ‘Well you know, I got it from the president.’ ‘Did Joe Biden tell you this, did Joe Biden send you an email himself?’ ‘Well, no.’ So it raises serious concerns and serious questions about who was calling the shots in the White House,” Comer said.

In a statement following the interview, Comer added:

“Rather than drawing conclusions from firsthand experience, Mr. Sams received much of his direction from the White House Counsel and Biden’s inner circle.

“Mr. Sams repeatedly made broad public claims about the President’s cognitive condition, but he was not in a position to make these claims based on such limited contact.

“Mr. Sams’s testimony raises serious questions about who is truly calling the shots in the White House.

“We will continue to press for answers to ensure full transparency for the American people.”

Biden and his allies have consistently denied the accusations, with Biden insisting in a recent New York Times interview that he “made every decision,” including on clemency orders signed via autopen.