White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly deflected questions this week about the growing controversy surrounding classified documents that were found at the home and private office of President Joe Biden.
The document scandal was first revealed earlier this week when CBS News reported that personal lawyers for Biden were clearing out a private office that he used after his time as vice president in the Obama administration.
The scandal grew after lawyers found documents in the garage of his home in Delaware and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation.
“Is the president willing to be interviewed by federal investigators about his handling of classified documents?” a reporter asked Jean-Pierre on Thursday.
“So, first, let me just say: I’m just not going to get into hypotheticals,” she responded. “This is something for the Department of —”
“It’s not a hypothetical question….
