A seventh former Biden administration official, longtime Democratic operative Steve Ricchetti, is appearing with House investigators on Wednesday.
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LongtimeDemocraticoperativeSteveRicchettiisappearingbeforeHouseinvestigatorsonWednesday,theseventhformerWhiteHouseaidetobesummonedforOversightCommitteeChairmanJamesComer’sprobe.
RicchettimostrecentlyservedascounselortoPresidentJoeBidenduringthevastmajorityoftheBidenWhiteHouse’sfour-yearterm.
He’snowexpectedtositdownwithHouseOversightCommitteestaffforaclosed-doortranscribedinterviewthatcouldlastseveralhours.
Comer,R-Ky.,isinvestigatingwhetherBiden’stop WhiteHouse aidesconcealedsignsofmentaldeclineinthepresident,andifthatmeantexecutiveactionsweresignedviaautopenwithouthisknowledge.
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RicchettifirstbeganworkingforBidenin2012,whenhewasappointedascounselortothevicepresidentduringtheObamaadministration.HewassoonpromotedtoBiden’schiefofst
