Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., says that Democrats are too worried about making people angry and that they "constrain" themselves too much.During an interview last week on PBSs "Firing Line with Margaret Hoover," Hoover asked Slotkin about President Barack Obamasrecent criticism of Democrats, where he said that his party should "toughen up.""President Obama chided Democrats, saying they need to toughen up against Donald Trump. You have said we need more alpha energy in the Democratic Party,"Hoover told Slotkin.FORMER NPR HOST SAYS OBAMA IS 'VERY SCOLD-Y THESE DAYS,' NO LONGER RESONATES WITH BASESlotkin agreed, and Hoover asked if she and Obama are "saying the same thing.""I dont know if were saying the exact same thing, but it sort of smells the same, right," Slotkin said. "And I think this idea that Democrats are so careful, and theyre so caveated, and theyre so worried about offending each other, offending other people, theyre so worried about pissing off people on the Internet. They live often in a world where they constrain themselves."Hoover then asked if Democrats are "too sensitive.""I think some of them, sure, are too sensitive,"Slotkin said. "And this is, to me, the central point, especially withDonald Trump in the White House, this is just not a moment to be careful and polite. We need a plan. We need to be on the same page. We need to play as a team. We need to call out when someone isnt helping the team. And we need to hug someone when they do something great."The PBS host asked Slotkin if she was saying that Republicans are afraid of Trump, and if Democrats "fear each others factions."RISING MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT SAYS SHE WAS 'GOING TO PUNCH SOMEONE' OVER PARTY'S 'ANNOYING' ECONOMIC GASLIGHTINGSlotkin responded by saying that some "fear" backlash on X, still often referred to as its former name Twitter."You know, Ive been shocked you know, Im new to the Senate, six months in how many of my peers said, Well, Elissa, Id love to be with you on that issue, but, you know, Twitter will be mad. You know, the Internet people will be mad at me,"Slotkin said."They literally say that," Hoover asked."Yeah. Therell be a bad online response,"Slotkin admitted.Obamas "toughen up" comments referenced by Hoover were made at a fundraiser in July where he said Democrats should complain less."I think its going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And its going to require Democrats to just toughen up," Obama said at the fundraiser, according to excerptsobtained by CNN.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., accused Democrats of orchestrating a "cover-up" of President Joe Biden's signs of mental decline in a set of remarks to reporters on Wednesday.The leader of the House of Representatives criticized left-wing lawmakers for their public pressure campaign regarding Jeffrey Epstein's case, dismissing their calls for transparency as a hypocritical political ploy."We will not be lectured on transparency by the same party that orchestrated one of the most shameless, dangerous political cover-ups in the history of the United States and that was President Biden's obvious mental decline," Johnson told reporters."House Republicans stand for maximum transparency and truth. We always have, and we always will."COMER DISMISSES BIDEN DOCTOR'S BID FOR PAUSE IN COVER-UP PROBE: 'THROWING OUT EVERY EXCUSE'It comes as the House Oversight Committee continues to investigate allegations that the former president's top White House aides obscured signs of mental and physical decline in the octogenarian leader from the public and others in the administration.Biden told The New York Times earlier this month that he was fully aware of every decision he made in a story regarding his use of autopen for clemency orders.Johnson and other Republican lawmakers have dealt with a barrage of media scrutiny on Epstein's case over the last two weeks. It's a side effect of the fallout over a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) memo effectively declaring the matter closed.Figures on the far-right have hammered Trump officials like Attorney General Pam Bondi, accusing them of going back on earlier vows of transparency.At Trump's direction, the DOJ is moving to have grand jury files related to Epstein's case unsealed. Bondi is looking into whether imprisoned former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell will speak with federal authorities as well.Democrats seized on the discord by forcing Republicans on a key panel the House Rules Committee to take multiple votes on whether to make files related to Epstein's case public.GOP lawmakers' frustration at being put into a tough political situation forced House Republicans' agenda to partially grind to a halt this week, forcing leaders to send the House into August recess a day earlier than initially planned.Some Republicans are frustrated with the Trump administration's handling of the issue, while others are angry at fellow GOP lawmakers joining Democrats in public calls for transparency.Many, like Johnson, have accused Democrats of operating on a double-standard."The way Democrats have tried to weaponize this issue is absolutely shameless. And I just want to say this Democrats said nothing and did nothing, absolutely nothing, about bringing transparency for the entire four years of the Biden presidency," the speaker said. But now, all of a sudden, they want the American people to believe that they actually care."FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND SAYS SHE 'NEVER HAD A CONCERN' ABOUT BIDEN'S MENTAL STATE AS HOUSE PROBE HEATS UPWhen reached for comment, a spokesperson for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., pointed Fox News Digital to his remarks on Epstein earlier this week, questioning what Republicans were "hiding.""Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide during the Trump administration. Trump administration officials have said, prior to arriving in Washington in positions of prominence, including at the FBI and the Department of Justice, that they were going to release the Epstein files. Trump administration officials are now in a position to release the Epstein files," Jeffries said."Does any of that, in your view, have anything to do with President Joe Biden? Why do we think President Joe Biden or President Barack Obama's names are being invoked?"Fox News Digital also reached out to the office of former President Joe Biden for comment but did not immediately hear back.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard doubled down at a White House press briefing Wednesday, alleging the Obama administration promoted a "contrived narrative" that Russia interfered in the 2016 election."There is irrefutable evidence that details how President Obama and his national security team directed the creation of an intelligence community assessment that they knew was false," Gabbard said. "They knew it would promote this contrived narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help President Trump win, selling it to the American people as though it were true it wasn't."Gabbards comments come amid the declassification of a trove of documents from the U.S. intelligence community that claim the Obama administration politicized intelligence, and that U.S. intelligence organizations did not have direct information that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to support Trumps election in 2016.OBAMA DENIES TRUMP'S BIZARRE ALLEGATIONS' THAT HE WAS RUSSIAGATE RINGLEADER IN RARE STATEMENT"All come back to and confirm the same report: There was a gross politicization and manipulation of intelligence by the Obama administration intended to delegitimize President Trump even before he was inaugurated, ultimately usurping the will of the American people," Gabbard said Wednesday at a White House press briefing.Gabbard also said that the declassified documents have been shared with the Department of Justice and the FBI so those agencies can evaluate if any criminal implications stemming from the materials are warranted."We have referred and will continue to refer all of these documents to the Department of Justice and the FBI, to investigate the criminal implications of this for the evidence," Gabbard said. "Correct. The evidence that we have found, and that we have released, directly point to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment. There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact."On Tuesday, President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of being the "ringleader" of investigations into whether his campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.OBAMA ADMIN 'MANUFACTURED' INTELLIGENCE TO CREATE 2016 RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE NARRATIVE, DOCUMENTS SHOWIn response, a spokesperson for Obama labeled the accusations "bizarre" and said that the new documents do not alter the conclusions from previous intelligence assessments, including those included in a 2020 report from the Senate Intelligence Committee that was chaired by now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio.OBAMA OFFICIALS USED DOSSIER TO PROBE, BRIEF TRUMP DESPITE KNOWING IT WAS UNVERIFIED 'INTERNET RUMOR'"Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response," Obama spokesman Patrick Rodenbush said in a statement. "But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one.""These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction," Rodenbush said. "Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes."Fox News' Brooke Singman and Mike Emanuel contributed to this report.

FIRST ON FOX The Chicago Public Schools district and the Department of Education (ED) reached an agreement to payback over $1 million after issues arose when the district reported their Native Indian student population when applying for federal grants.Documents obtained by Fox News Digital show that the EDs Office of Inspector General found that Chicago Public Schools were counting South Asian students from Myanmar, Pakistan and Nepal as Native Americans to receive additional federal funding.The repayment of funds is not considered a fine because the amount owed by the school district resulted from an agreement between the school district and the ED.Chicago Public Schools officials received federal funding from the Indian Education Formula Grant, which provides educational and cultural programming to students of Native American and Alaska Native Ancestry.CHICAGO SCHOOLS FACE ENROLLMENT CRISIS WITH 150 BUILDINGS HALF-EMPTYThe American Indian Education Program, managed by Chicago Public Schools Office of Language and Cultural Education, received an annual grant from the ED's Office of Indian Education the program's primary subsidy.In order to obtain funds, the Office of Indian Education would allocate an amount based on the total number of students enrolled in Chicago Public Schools American Indian Education Program.Students are required to be of Native American ancestry.The case first opened in 2021, when the ED Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed data from Chicago Public Schools student database showing over 1,000 students who identified as Native American. The investigation highlighted that several students' surnames indicated that they were of South Asian ancestry, specifically natives of India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.In 2024, the OIG investigation concluded the program manager and school district "intentionally" submitted and certified false information to the federal government for years.Chicago Public Schools reporting of the information resulted in about $140,000 more federal funds than they were entitled to during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The ED investigation discovered further that hundreds of thousands of undeserved federal funding was granted to the district prior to 2022. The investigation estimated a total of more than $1.1 million in misallocated funds over the past decade.The Chicago Public School District is already facing enrollment struggles, budget woes, and had tensions with the teachers' union during their contract negotiations.EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FINDS NEW YORK AGENCIES VIOLATED CIVIL RIGHTS ACT WITH BAN ON NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTSThe school district told Fox News Digital that at no point did CPS officials misidentify students by race or ethnicity. Contrary to what the OIG report states, CPS officials claimed there was no misclassification of South Asian students as American Indian. They also said they worked closely and cooperatively with the ED's Office of Indian Education to "review past practices and implement a stronger, more accurate system for collecting voluntary tribal enrollment information.""This includes clear protocols for verifying tribal membership through federally-recognized documentation from the student, parent, or grandparent through a voluntary process at each school," the spokesperson added. "The District is also enhancing training, data collection, and engagement efforts through the CPS Office of Multilingual-Multicultural Education (OMME), the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE), and other departments that work with Native families."CPS officials told Fox News Digital that ED's Office of Indian Education has commended them for "ongoing cooperation and for proactively addressing these issues."CPS said they will not apply for the American Indian Education grant for Fiscal Year 2026 to proceed with caution and to ensure full compliance in the future."CPS has agreed to repay funds to the federal government because the District could not fully verify historical documentation related to the collection and submission of data confirming the identification of American Indian students as part of the Districts application for the American Indian Education grant," the spokesperson said.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHowever, an ED spokesperson who sent Fox News Digital the documents accused CPS of "knowingly submitting and certifying false information about their student population."Reacting to the CPS statement, the ED spokesperson doubled down, referring to the OIG investigation which "found that CPSs American Indian Education Program, at the direction of Program Manager (redacted), has continued to submit false program enrollment on federal grant applications in 2022, 2023, and 2024, even after OIG reported in 2021 that (redacted) and the AIEP have been significantly misstating program enrollment data on grant applications for several years."

At 95, American movie star and film director Clint Eastwood is still going strong.Celebrity biographer Shawn Levy, author of the book "Clint: The Man and the Movies," has written about the health practices that have contributed to the actors longevity.In a recent Air Mail article, Levy noted that Eastwood is a "lifelong gym rat and fitness freak" who has also favored an "organic, low-fat diet" since the 1950s, "when alfalfa sprouts and yogurt were considered exotic."CLINT EASTWOOD STRUGGLED WITH MONOGAMY IN HOLLYWOOD, VIEWED MARRIAGE AS FORM OF CONFINEMENT: AUTHOR"And in the 60s, he was touting the benefits of sushi," he added.Eastwood has also practiced Transcendental Meditation daily, often twice a day, since the mid-1970s, even while working, according to Levy."Indeed, especially while working," he wrote. "All this while playing the Man with No Name and Dirty Harry and other such avatars of bloodshed."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERLevy referred to Eastwood as a "man of contradictions" as he alternates between his rough-and-tumble movie roles and meditation sessions behind the scenes, describing how the actor has "mirrored the best and worst" of our "national character."Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a meditation technique that provides deep rest for the mind and body, according to the official TM website.The meditative practice "dissolves stress" in the nervous system, which can improve brain function."After just a few minutes of TM practice, people typically feel more refreshed, clear-minded and ready for action," according to the website."Over time, consciousness develops, and we enjoy greater success and happiness in life. TM practitioners report inner peace, more creativity, better health and better relationships."For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/healthIn a medically reviewed WebMD guide, experts share how the TM technique can help people avoid distracting thoughts and promote a state of "relaxed awareness" by using a mantra to focus attention.Some TM supporters state that ordinary thinking is "transcended" and replaced by a "state of pure consciousness," where perfect stillness, rest, stability, order and "absence of mental boundaries" are achieved, the above source noted.Potential health benefits of the practice can include reduced stress, anxiety and depression, as well as lower blood pressure and better sleep.While TM, and even normal meditation, can be positive for overall health, experts caution that it should not be used as a singular treatment for certain conditions.TM training is available through a nonprofit organization called Maharishi Foundation. Training involves multi-session group courses with a certified instructor.Fox News Digital reached out to the Maharishi Foundation for comment.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, one of Matthew Perry's ketamine providers, pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of distribution of the dissociative drug.Plasencia, 43, admitted to four counts of distribution of ketamine, a plea deal he agreed to last month. Standing before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in a Los Angeles federal court, Plasencia said his legal team had "considered everything" when it came to the plea and subsequent sentencing.Prosecutors agreed to drop three additional counts against Plasencia in exchange for his guilty plea. He had been scheduled to go on trial next month alongside Jasveen Sangha, aka "The Ketamine Queen."MATTHEW PERRY DOCTOR AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY ON FOUR COUNTS IN CONNECTION TO STAR'S DEATHThe "Friends" star died on Oct. 28, 2023, after an apparent drowning in the hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home, authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time. He was 54."Dr. Plasencia is profoundly remorseful for the treatment decisions he made while providing ketamine to Matthew Perry," his attorney, Karen Goldstein, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.MATTHEW PERRY'S DOCTORS SHOWED DISDAIN' FOR HIS LIFE: ITS SICKENING'"He is fully accepting responsibility by pleading guilty to drug distribution. Dr. Plasencia intends to voluntarily surrender his medical license, acknowledging his failure to protect Mr. Perry, a patient who was especially vulnerable due to addiction."She added, "While Dr. Plasencia was not treating Mr. Perry at the time of his death, he hopes his case serves as a warning to other medical professionals and leads to stricter oversight and clear protocols for the rapidly growing at-home ketamine industry in order to prevent future tragedies like this one."Rither Alabre, partner at Blank Rome's White Collar Defense & Investigations Group and former prosecutor, told Fox News Digital that Plasencia's plea is important for the case, and also sends a message."The guilty plea by Dr. Plasencia is significant because he is the second doctor to plead guilty in relation to Mr. Perrys death, and the plea sends a strong message to drug dealers, as well as doctors and members of the medical community, that prosecutors are paying close attention and will vigorously prosecute these types of cases," Alabre said.Sentencing will be determined at a later date, but his charges may set the stage for prospective civil suits, according to entertainment and employment attorney Camron Dowlatshahi of MSD Lawyers.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Because the burden of proof is much higher in criminal cases versus civil cases beyond a reasonable doubt vs. preponderance of evidence having a criminal conviction in the bag makes it much easier to win a civil case," Dowlatshahi told Fox News Digital."Typically, with a plea, the defendant will get much less prison time than the maximum, hence the agreement to plead guilty. Here, the maximum sentence is 40 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of at least $2 million. I would expect significantly less in all aspects. The punishment should be a warning to all physicians handling and distributing substances to do so with extreme care and humanity toward everyone, including those who are extremely wealthy and famous."Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, noted that Plasencia abused his position for financial gain, and caused a "gross violation of trust.""The punishment does fit the crime because Plasencia did not provide the fatal dose of ketamine that killed Perry," Rahmani said. "Perry's family could file a civil lawsuit, but they don't need the money, and even though Plasencia provided the supplies and training, that may not be enough to establish medical causation for a wrongful death case. Co-defendants Sangha, Fleming, and Iwamasa are more directly liable for Perry's death."Nearly nine months after Perry died, authorities announced that five people were arrested and charged with multiple counts in connection to his death.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERU.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada said at one point that the defendants distributed approximately "20 vials for approximately $50,000 in cash" to Perry for Kenneth (Kenny) Iwamasa, Perry's live-in assistant, to distribute the drug to the actor. During another sale, the dealers "took advantage of Mr. Perry" by selling approximately "50 vials of ketamine for approximately $11,000 in cash."Plasencia, a ketamine source, was introduced to Perry by his assistant in September 2023. Plasencia, who obtained ketamine from Dr. Mark Chavez, allegedly taught the assistant how to inject Perry with the drug. Chavez previously ran a ketamine clinic and allegedly submitted a bogus prescription in the name of a former patient to secure the drug.Chavez agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine as part of his plea agreement. The San Diego-based doctor admitted to selling ketamine to Plasencia, including ketamine that he had diverted from his former ketamine clinic.Iwamasa pleaded guilty on Aug. 7 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, and, per Estrada, has already filed a plea agreement.Fleming pleaded guilty on Aug. 8 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Fleming admitted in court documents that he distributed the ketamine that killed Perry. He also agreed to a plea deal.While Plasencia is accused of supplying the bulk of Perrys ketamine in his final weeks, defendant Sangha, who prosecutors allege was a major ketamine dealer, is alleged to have provided the dose that killed the actor.In addition to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine, Sangha is also charged with one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute ketamine and five counts of distribution of ketamine. She is also scheduled to go to trial in August. She has pleaded not guilty making her the only one of the five people charged in Perrys death who has not entered a plea agreement.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Tennessee Titans announced that veteran edge rusher Lorenzo Carter informed the team he will retire on Tuesday, just one day before training camp began on Wednesday.Carter, 29, signed a one-year deal with the Titans during free agency ahead of the 2025 season."He notified us yesterday that he will be retiring," Titans general manager Mile Borgonzi said in the announcement, "So we wish him well."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMCarter played in the NFL for seven seasons after the New York Giants selected him in the third-round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of Georgia.The edge rusher spent the first four seasons with the Giants before he joined his hometown Atlanta Falcons for the final three seasons of his career.Carter started 62 of his 96 career games in the NFL. He only started two of his 15 games in his rookie year, but after that he became a regular starter with the Giants.DOLPHINS PLAYER AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER TRAINING CAMP INJURY SCAREIn four seasons with the Giants, Carter had 153 combined tackles, 14.5 sacks, one interception, 15 passes defended, five forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries.Following his four-year stint with the Giants, Carter signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Falcons. Carter started all 17 games that season and parlayed that into a two-year, $9 million contract the following season.Last season, Carter started 11 of the 13 games he played in and had 32 combined tackles and no sacks for the Falcons.Without Carter, the Titans have seven edge rushers on their roster: Arden Key, DreMont Jones, Femi Oladejo, Jaylen Harrell, Ali Gaye, Titus Leo and Desmond Evans.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are now digging into Hunter Biden's implication that an Ambien sleeping pill was responsible for his father's consequential debate performance one year ago, Fox News Digital has confirmed.The revelation comes as House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is leading an investigation into the alleged cover-up of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline and his administration's potentially unauthorized autopen use for pardons and executive actions."He's 81 years old. He's tired as s--t," Hunter Biden told Andrew Callaghan on his "Channel 5" podcast last weekend. "They give himAmbiento be able to sleep. He gets up on the stage, and he looks like he's a deer in the headlights."But the former president's son later clarified to ABC News that he did not mean Biden was taking Ambien directly before the debate, and he had intended to make a greater point about his father's rigorous travel schedule in the weeks leading up to that disastrous debate night.HOUSE REPUBLICANS FLOAT GRILLING JOE, JILL BIDEN AS FORMER AIDES STONEWALL COVER-UP PROBE"Hunter Bidens claim that they gave him Ambien to be able to sleep raises serious questions," a House Oversight Committee spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "The House Oversight Committee is looking into this as part of its investigation into the cover-up of President Bidens cognitive decline and unauthorized executive actions by White House staff."Ambien, or zolpidem, is a prescription medication for insomnia. It is intended only for short-term use, according to GoodRx. Common side effects include dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, muscle and joint pain, and double or blurry vision.JILL BIDEN 'WORK HUSBAND' PLEADS FIFTH AMENDMENT, DODGES HOUSE GOP COVER-UP PROBE QUESTIONSThe medication can also cause memory problems and grogginess during the day, and more serious and rare side effects can include hallucinations, "abnormal thinking and behavior" and "possible increased risk of dementia in older adults," according to GoodRx.Biden's former chief of staff and a fixture of his re-election campaign, Ron Klain, is expected to participate in a transcribed interview on Thursday before the House Oversight Committee.In a letter requesting his appearance, Comer quoted Klain as cutting Biden's debate prep short last year "due to the presidents fatigue and lack of familiarity with the subject matter," adding that Biden "didnt really understand what his argument was on inflation," citing a POLITICO report from earlier this year."If White House staff carried out a strategy lasting months or even years to hide the chief executives conditionor to perform his dutiesCongress may need to consider a legislative response," Comer said, arguing that the scope of Klain's responsibilities in his personal and professional capacities "cannot go without investigation."Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of The New York Times, and Isaac Arnsdor of The Washington Post describe in their new book, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," how during the June 2024 debate "Bidens aides winced as the president started answering the first question."And backstage, as Biden stumbled over an answer that questionably ended with, "We finally beat Medicare," Klain stood up and announced, "Were f---ed," according to the authors.When reached for comment to confirm the book's allegation, Klain told Fox News Digital, "I have nothing to add."A top former Biden administration aide invoked the Fifth Amendment during her closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee, Fox News Digital was told.Annie Tomasini became the third Democratic ex-official to stonewall investigators looking into whether signs of Biden's alleged mental decline were covered up by his inner circle.The former White House deputy chief of staff was seen entering and exiting the committee room in under an hour, saying nothing to reporters either time.A source familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital that she invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times. Tomasini herself did not answer when Fox News Digital asked if she did so, and her lawyers did not respond to a request for comment."Today, the third witness in our investigation into the cover-up of President Bidens cognitive decline and unauthorized executive actions pleaded the Fifth Amendment. There is now a pattern of key Biden confidants seeking to shield themselves from criminal liability for this potential conspiracy," Comer told Fox News Digital.Tomasini is the third former Biden administration official to come before committee investigators under subpoena, and the fifth to appear overall.She was meant to appear Friday for a voluntary transcribed interview, but a committee aide previously told Fox News Digital that Tomasini's lawyers had asked Comer to issue a subpoena specifically.Both prior officials who appeared under subpoenaformer White House physician Kevin O'Connor and Anthony Bernal, a longtime aide to former First Lady Jill Bidenalso invoked the Fifth Amendment.Biden's office declined to comment to Fox News Digital about the House GOP probe into his alleged Ambien use.But a source familiar with the Biden team's thinking regarding the ongoing House Oversight investigation had previously told Fox News Digital that Trump and congressional Republicans are simply seeking "retribution" through a "partisan, coordinated effort.""Its an attempt to smear and embarrass," the source said. "And their hope is for just one tiny inconsistency between witnesses to appear so that Trumps DOJ [can] prosecute his political opponents and continue his campaign of revenge."Fox News' Melissa Ruddy, Aishah Hasnie, Tyler Olson and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.

A Florida federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from the Trump administration to release grand jury transcripts from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg said "her hands were tied" and that she could not release the grand jury material."Eleventh Circuit [federal appeals court] law does not permit this Court to grant the Governments request; the Courts hands are tieda point the Government concedes," Rosenberg wrote in a 12-page opinion.'NOT GOING AWAY': INSIDE THE EPSTEIN DRAMA THAT'S THROWN HOUSE GOP INTO CHAOSThe Trump administration has requested the judge unseal transcripts from the Florida grand jury proceedings into Epstein amid calls for transparency into the sex trafficking investigations into the deceased financier. The grand jury transcripts in Florida are related to the first federal sex trafficking investigation of Epstein.Epstein pleaded guilty to state charges of solicitation of prostitution after prosecutors agreed not to bring federal charges against him. He served 13 months in prison.The grand juries were convened in 2005 and 2007. In a separate court, a federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Epsteins convicted associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, for grand jury transcripts, saying there is "no compelling reason for that."Lawyers for Maxwell sent a letter to the judge requesting to see the grand jury transcripts in the case in order to respond to the judge's order regarding their position on the public release.Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, said the court has ordered the government to produce them by July 28th and will review the transcripts expeditiously. If the court would benefit from Maxwell's commentary on a portion of the transcripts, he will make that portion available to Maxwell's team, he said."There is no justification for Maxwell to obtain the extraordinary relief of plenary access to the grand jury transcripts in her case," the judge said.JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE REOPENS FOCUS ON GHISLAINE MAXWELL AS DEPUTY AG STEPS INWednesday's ruling was the first in a series of attempts by President Donald Trump to release more information on the case.Last week, Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi had been asked to release the transcripts because of "the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein."The government has also requested a similar petition for transcripts for the 2019 and 2020 investigations into Epstein in New York.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche submitted a motion in Manhattan federal court urging a judge to release the transcripts from Epsteins 2019 grand jury proceedings and those from the prosecution of Maxwell.Earlier this month, the Justice Department and FBI issued a memorandum describing an "exhaustive review" of their Epstein investigative files. That internal review sought to determine if any evidence could justify charging additional individuals, but it concluded that "no such evidence was uncovered" against any uncharged third parties.Epstein, 66, was indicted by a New York grand jury in 2019 on sex trafficking charges. Just over a month later, he died by suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial, and the case was dismissed.Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr, and Fox News'Shannon Bream, Maria Paronich and Bill Mears contributed to this report.