WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Thursday expanded his investigation into President Donald Trump’s health, demanding the White House physician provide Congress with a complete list of his medications, the names of his nearly two dozen doctors, and the results from the president’s most recent physical exam.
Raskin Questions Trump's Health Claims
“It has apparently taken 22 medical specialists to pronounce President Donald Trump in ‘excellent health,’” Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, says in a letter to Captain Sean P. Barbabella, the president’s physician. “The White House has so far refused to say who all those doctors were, what are the specialties they practice in, and most importantly, why a routine physical for a man supposedly in ‘excellent health’ required a medical team nearly the size of a major league baseball team roster.”
Details of Trump's Hospital Visits
Raskin notes that on May 26, Trump spent three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in his third visit to the hospital in 13 months. Beyond that, Trump has admitted to taking 325 milligrams of aspirin daily — four times the standard dose — while displaying persistent hand bruising covered in makeup and recurrent leg swelling.
“That does not sound like a patient in ‘excellent health,’” he said.
Letter Demands Transparency
Here’s a copy of Raskin’s letter, first obtained by HuffPost: The Maryland Democrat gives the White House physician until July 2 to provide the House committee with details on Trump’s medical team and medications. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In April, Raskin demanded the White House provide the committee with the results of Trump’s full cognitive exam after he posted a profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran. He notes in his Thursday letter that the White House never did comply with that congressional inquiry and makes that demand again.
“Comply with my April 10, 2026, request by conducting and publicly releasing a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of the President and making yourself available for a briefing, under oath, with Members of the Committee,” said Raskin.
