US EditionTop Biden aide Steve Ricchetti tells GOP panel ex-president was ‘fully capable’
Steve Ricchetti, a senior advisor to President Biden, testified for over eight hours denying any concealment of cognitive decline and affirming Biden's capability during his presidency.
- Steve Ricchetti, a former advisor to President Joe Biden, testified that Biden was "fully capable" of fulfilling his presidential responsibilities during his term, countering allegations of mental decline.
- Steve Ricchetti denied any knowledge of using autopen for important documents without Biden's consent, asserting that important decisions were made with the President fully informed.
- The House Oversight Committee, led by James Comer, is investigating whether Biden's aides concealed signs of his mental decline, with Ricchetti being the seventh aide to testify.
- The investigation into Biden's cognitive abilities has drawn mixed responses, with several aides invoking the Fifth Amendment during their testimonies.
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The Daily SignalCombative Biden White House Aide Disputes Cognitive Decline Claims
By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | July 30, 2025 A top White House official and campaign chief for former President Joe Biden took probing questions from House investigators on Wednesday, pushing back strongly against assertions of Biden’s cognitive decline while still in office. Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president in the Biden White House and a longtime player in Democrat politics, sat down with members and staff of the House Oversight a…
Ex-Biden ‘Politburo’ aide Steve Ricchetti tells Oversight panel former prez was ‘fully capable,’ no one usurped his powers
Steve Ricchetti, an ex-top aide to former President Joe Biden and member of his purported "Politburo” testified before the House Oversight Committee that his old boss was "fully capable" of discharging his duties and that no one "usurped" his executive powers.
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