Inside Biden confidante Steve Ricchetti's 'combative' eight-hour grilling in House Oversight cover-up probe

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A member of former President Joe Biden's inner circle sat with House Oversight Committee investigators for a marathon closed-door interview that lasted more than eight hours on Wednesday.

Steve Ricchetti, who served as counselor to the president for all four years of Biden's term, was described as "combative and defensive" during his voluntary meeting, a source familiar with the sitdown told Fox News Digital.

The source described Ricchetti as defiant in the face of doubts about Biden's mental acuity, though he "admitted that they all knew President Biden’s age was an issue and were dealing with it as a political matter," they said.

"Mr. Ricchetti stated that he believed President Biden had the ability to be president and that he was performing the capacity of president every day. He believes that Joe Biden is capable to being president today, and that he could have won in 2024," the source told Fox News Digital.

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