Former Biden counselor Steve Ricchetti testifies before GOP-led panel amid probe into Biden's mental fitness
Steve Ricchetti, who served as a counselor to former President Joe Biden, was interviewed in a closed-door session with the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Wednesday as its chairman, Republican Rep. James Comer, continues his investigation into the former president's mental fitness while in office.
Ricchetti appeared before the panel voluntarily. The committee did not issue a subpoena for his testimony.
The interview ended after more than eight hours of questioning. Ricchetti did not answer reporter questions as he left.
The House panel has requested interviews with several former Biden officials as part of their probe into the former president's mental capacity while in office. Ricchetti is the latest of several former Biden administration officials who have appeared before the committee.
Last week, former Chief of Staff Ron Klain cooperated with the committee for several hours.
However, several other aides have not been willing to engage with the committee and invoked the Fifth Amendment, including Dr. Kevin O'Connor, the former physician to Joe Biden, and Annie Tomasini, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Biden.
Biden himself rejected reports of cognitive decline during an appearance on ABC's "The View" in early May.
"They are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that," Biden said at the time.
