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

AmemberofformerPresidentJoeBiden’sinnercirclesatwithHouseOversightCommitteeinvestigatorsforamarathonclosed-doorinterviewthatlastedmorethaneighthoursonWednesday. SteveRicchetti,whoservedascounselortothepresidentforallfouryearsofBiden’sterm,wasdescribedas“combativeanddefensive”duringhisvoluntarymeeting,asourcefamiliarwiththesitdowntoldFoxNewsDigital. ThesourcedescribedRicchettiasdefiantinthefaceofdoubtsaboutBiden’smentalacuity,thoughhe“admittedthattheyallknewPresidentBiden’sagewasanissueandweredealingwithitasapoliticalmatter,”theysaid. “Mr.RicchettistatedthathebelievedPresidentBidenhadtheabilitytobepresidentandthathewasperformingthecapacityofpresidenteveryday.HebelievesthatJoeBideniscapabletobeingpresidenttoday,andthathecouldhavewonin2024,”thesourcetoldFoxNewsDigital. COMERDISMISSESBIDENDOCTOR’SBIDFORPAUSEINCOVER-UPPROBE:‘THROW