Who is Ashley Williams, the longtime Biden aide grilled by House GOP investigators Friday?

Former White House aide Ashley Williams is the latest ex-Biden administration official to appear in the House Oversight Committee s probe Oversight Committee Chair James Comer R-Ky is reviewing assertions that Biden's former top White House aides covered up signs of his mental and physical decline while in office and whether any executive actions were commissioned via autopen without the president's full knowledge Biden allies have pushed back on those alleges Williams is the third member of Biden s White House inner circle to show up though she commented nothing to reporters on her way into the room late Friday morning nor during a brief lunch break in the afternoon FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND SAYS SHE 'NEVER HAD A CONCERN' ABOUT BIDEN'S MENTAL STATE AS HOUSE PROBE HEATS UPShe s a longtime Biden ally whose time with the Democrat goes back to assisting then-second lady Jill Biden during the Obama administration according to a profile of Biden staffers Williams later worked for both Biden s campaign and presidential transition association She served as his trip director before being hired to the White House as deputy director of Oval Office Operations and a special assistant to the president Williams ended her White House tenure as deputy assistant to the president senior advisor to the president and director of Strategic Outreach according to her LinkedIn page Notably the social media page also says Williams still works for the ex-leader as senior advisor in the Office of Former President Joe Biden Williams is a graduate of Georgetown University and received a doctorate of Law from the University of Pennsylvania She also got a Master s degree in political management from George Washington University She was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee last year in Republicans examination into Biden s cognitive strength but GOP investigators say the White House blocked her from giving any information COMER DISMISSES BIDEN DOCTOR'S BID FOR PAUSE IN COVER-UP PROBE 'THROWING OUT EVERY EXCUSE' The Biden White House obstructed the Committee s research and refused to make the aides available for depositions or interviews the committee declared in a press release this year Williams Friday appearance was not forced under subpoena however She appeared voluntarily for her closed-door transcribed interview The Trump White House waived executive privilege for Williams along with several other former Biden aides last month