White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged and struggled through several questions regarding President Biden’s classified documents scandal during her press briefing on Tuesday.
In particular, Jean-Pierre was grilled on her past comments that the search for additional classified documents was completed on Friday only for new documents to be discovered on Saturday.
She was pressed repeatedly on this topic and continued to refer reporters to White House counsel while denying that she hid or misled the media.
“I have been forthcoming from this podium,” Jean-Pierre responded. “What I said yesterday was what the statement at the time was–what we all had. You all had the statement, and I was repeating what the counsel was sharing at that time.”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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