White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became irritated on Wednesday during a press briefing when a reporter pressed her on whether President Joe Biden lied to the public about his son’s foreign business dealings.
The question came after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Tuesday that Republicans would move forward with launching an impeachment inquiry into the president over evidence that they say shows a culture of corruption surrounding the Biden family.
“How confident are you that there will be no evidence that incriminates President Biden in Hunter’s business dealings as this goes forward?” a reporter asked.
House Republicans “have spent all year investigating the president,” Jean-Pierre responded. “That’s what they’ve spent all year doing, and have turned up with no evidence — none — he — that he did anything wrong. I mean, that is what we’ve heard over and over again from their almost year-long investigation. And that’s because…