Ron Klain, former White House chief of staff,  was answering questions during a closed-door hearing Thursday regarding former President Joe Biden’s capacities while in office, rather than pleading the Fifth Amendment, because he “wants a career moving forward,” Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., said on Newsmax, Thursday. 

“Ron Klain doesn’t want to go down as a liar,” the Pennsylvania Republican told “Newsline.” “The other two deputy chiefs did not want to lie under oath.”

Klain, who was Biden’s chief until 2023, spoke with House Oversight Committee staff, who are speaking with key Biden figures as part of Chair James Comer’s investigation into whether the White House was covering signs of decline in the former president. 

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