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Steve Ricchetti Asserts Biden’s Fitness as House Oversight Investigation Continues

Ricchetti’s closed-door remarks highlight GOP scrutiny of autopen signings by Biden aides, paving the way for a slate of further interviews.

Anthony Bernal, a former senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden, arrives for a deposition under subpoena from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee investigating former President Joe Biden's mental fitness while in office, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - President Joe Biden walks after speaking during an interfaith prayer service in New Orleans, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Steve Ricchetti, left, who served as counselor to former President Joe Biden, arrives to a House Oversight and Accountability Committee interview about Biden's mental fitness while in office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to the media in North Charleston, S.C., Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Overview

  • Ricchetti’s closed-door appearance featured a prepared statement affirming that Biden remained fully capable of executing his presidential duties and denying any staff effort to conceal his condition.
  • Senior adviser Mike Donilon is set to give a voluntary transcribed interview on Thursday, extending this week’s focus on Biden’s closest aides.
  • The committee has scheduled additional depositions of former senior staff, including Bruce Reed, Anita Dunn and Jeff Zients, through September.
  • Voluntary interviews in early July with Ron Klain, Neera Tanden and Ashley Williams included assurances of Biden’s mental acuity based on recent White House experiences.
  • Subpoenaed figures such as Dr. Kevin O’Connor, Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini invoked their Fifth Amendment rights, fueling GOP allegations of a multi-year cover-up and warnings of potential legislative responses.