Fox News White House Correspondent <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-shut-out-foxs-peter-doocy-heres-what-he-would-have-asked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peter Doocy</a> got a surprised laugh out of Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Monday&#8217;s briefing, catching her off-guard with an outside-the-box question.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/who-exactly-thinks-the-president-is-doing-a-good-job-on-inflation-peter-doocy-corners-karine-jean-pierre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Doocy</a>, like many others in the White House Press Corps, asked about President Joe Biden and the classified documents that just keep appearing in different locations — but he took a very different approach.
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DOOCY TO KJP: “When you found out that the FBI located even more Classified Materials in Wilmington, which four letter word did you use?” <a href="https://t.co/pLI7cH1DP7">pic.twitter.com/pLI7cH1DP7</a>
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&#8220;When you found out that the FBI located even more classified materials in Wilmington, which four-letter word did you use?&#8221; Doocy asked.
Jean-Pierre, laughing along with several others in the room, replied, &#8220;Oh, my goodness, Peter.&#8221;
&#8220;You can&#8217;t say?&#8221; Doocy asked. &#8220;Okay.&#8221;
A number of reporters — including Doocy — have repeatedly pressed Jean-Pierre on the documents: what they pertain to; whether or not there might be more in other locations; whether or not Biden was aware they were in his possession.
But Doocy&#8217;s question on Monday appeared to be a jab at the Biden administration&#8217;s earlier claim that all classified materials had been found and turned over to the proper authorities — a claim that was proven false a day later when more documents were found in Biden&#8217;s Wilmington, Delaware, home.
Jean-Pierre repeated the White House counsel&#8217;s claim to reporters the Friday before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday — and on Tuesday, after more documents were found on Saturday, she had to field questions from reporters who pointed out that she had shared <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-you-sorry-reporters-bombard-karine-jean-pierre-over-false-statement-on-classified-docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">false information</a>.
&#8220;Do you feel badly that you gave out false information?&#8221; Newsmax Chief White House Correspondent James Rosen asked during the briefing, but he got no answer.
NPR&#8217;s Tamara Keith took a similar tack, asking, &#8220;Are you upset that you came out to this podium on Friday with incomplete and inaccurate information? And are you concerned that it affects your credibility up here?&#8221;
Rosen tried again as the briefing came to a close, saying, &#8220;You told us something six times that turned out to be false. Are you sorry about that?&#8221;

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Peter Doocy Catches Karine Jean-Pierre Off-Guard With Classified Docs Question

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/google" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a> announced plans to dismiss thousands of employees days after the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> dismissed concerns about the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/unemployment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">layoffs</a> sweeping the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> sector.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed the company on Friday that some 12,000 positions would be eliminated as a result of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">macroeconomic</a> turmoil. The layoffs will impact approximately 6% of the company’s <a href="https://abc.xyz/investor/static/pdf/2022Q3_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf?cache=4156e7f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">workforce</a> of nearly 187,000.
“Over the past two years we’ve seen periods of dramatic growth. To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today. I am confident about the huge opportunity in front of us thanks to the strength of our mission,” Pichai said in a <a href="https://blog.google/inside-google/message-ceo/january-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a>. “To fully capture it, we’ll need to make tough choices. So, we’ve undertaken a rigorous review across product areas and functions to ensure that our people and roles are aligned with our highest priorities as a company. The roles we’re eliminating reflect the outcome of that review.”
The news comes days after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-announces-mass-layoffs-to-cut-costs-amid-economic-headwinds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the company would dismiss some 10,000 employees and weeks after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazon-dismisses-thousands-of-employees-in-bid-to-reduce-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> a total headcount reduction of 18,000 employees. Technology companies dismissed more than 90,000 workers last year, according to a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/tech-layoffs-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CrunchBase.
“As an almost 25-year-old company, we’re bound to go through difficult economic cycles,” Pichai continued. “These are important moments to sharpen our focus, reengineer our cost base, and direct our talent and capital to our highest priorities.”
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-gives-non-answers-on-massive-tech-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deflected questions</a> from journalists on Wednesday regarding the sector’s layoffs. One reporter noted that President Joe Biden has appeared “quite optimistic” in his latest statements about the economy and asked whether the Microsoft layoffs are a “matter of concern” for the administration. Jean-Pierre responded that the commander-in-chief watches closely “anytime there are reports of Americans losing their jobs.”
“I don’t have a comment on specific moves announced by particular companies. As you know, we’re very careful from here talking about private companies. But more broadly speaking, layoffs remain near record lows according to job openings data,” she continued. “Companies across the economy are continuing to grow and invest in the United States.”
When another reporter asked how continued dismissals would “impact the recovery in the coming months,” Jean-Pierre replied that “layoffs remain near record lows” across the economy. “We’re seeing the President’s economic policy actually working,” she said. “Is there more work to do? Always more work to do, and you hear that from us as well.”
The technology sector layoffs occur as many prominent investors criticize executives for rapidly expanding payrolls, calling for a reduction in headcount to match <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/economists-predict-whether-2023-will-see-a-recession" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismal market forecasts</a> for the near future. The dismissals also come after the Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-federal-reserve-hikes-target-interest-rates-half-a-percentage-point" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised interest rates</a> by three-quarters of a percentage point on four consecutive occasions before implementing a half-percent increase last month, increasing borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
Officials at the central bank have previously warned that economic fallout from the rate hikes would produce higher unemployment. “While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households and businesses,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jerome-powell-vows-to-restore-price-stability-even-though-federal-reserve-must-first-bring-some-pain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> last year. “These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation.”

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White House Press Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> repeatedly deflected questions from reporters about massive layoffs at <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> companies and claimed that the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/economy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">economy</a> under President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> is unswervingly robust.
<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/microsoft" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft</a> CEO Satya Nadella <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-announces-mass-layoffs-to-cut-costs-amid-economic-headwinds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> on Wednesday that the company would dismiss some 10,000 employees over the next several months to reduce costs amid the challenging macroeconomic climate. The announcement occurred after <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/amazon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a> CEO Andy Jassy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazon-dismisses-thousands-of-employees-in-bid-to-reduce-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> a total headcount reduction of 18,000 employees. Jean-Pierre nevertheless began her Wednesday <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/01/18/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-january-18-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press briefing</a> by claiming that Biden “inherited an economic crisis and turned it into the strongest two years of job growth on record.”
One reporter noted that the commander-in-chief has been “quite optimistic” in his latest statements about the economy and asked whether the Microsoft layoffs are a “matter of concern” for the White House. Jean-Pierre responded that Biden watches closely “anytime there are reports of Americans losing their jobs” and affirmed that he “knows firsthand the impact of losing a job and what that can have to your entire family.”
“I don’t have a comment on specific moves announced by particular companies. As you know, we&#8217;re very careful from here talking about private companies. But more broadly speaking, layoffs remain near record lows according to job openings data,” she continued. “Companies across the economy are continuing to grow and invest in the United States.”
Another reporter likewise observed that the administration “believes the economy’s resilient” but asked how dismissals would “impact that recovery in the coming months.”
Jean-Pierre replied that “layoffs remain near record lows” across the economy. “We’re seeing the President’s economic policy actually working. And I think that’s important as well,” she said. “Is there more work to do? Always more work to do, and you hear that from us as well.”
“So no immediate concern from these tens of thousands of layoffs across corporate America?” the reporter pressed. “What I’m saying is we’re going to closely monitor this, or, you know, we are always keeping an eye on these things,” Jean-Pierre repeated.
The remarks came after the United States witnessed one of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stocks-had-their-worst-year-since-2008-after-biden-boasted-about-their-performance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worst stock market</a> performances in modern history as soaring prices, geopolitical pressures, and backlogged supply chains plagued the economy. The S&amp;P 500 index plummeted nearly 20% in 2022, rivaling the 37% decline seen in 2008 amid the collapse of the banking system, as well as the 12% and 22% declines witnessed in 2001 and 2002 amid the dot-com bubble.
Recent economic data, however, present some signs of improvement. Year-over-year consumer price inflation was charted at 6.5% in December 2022, marking a decline from the 7.1% recorded in the previous month, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tide-has-turned-inflation-sees-largest-drop-since-2020-lockdowns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Producer price inflation was recorded at 6.2% for 2022, marking a decline from 10% in 2021, according to more <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the agency.
Even as both metrics remained significantly higher than at the beginning of his time in the Oval Office, Biden claimed that the findings are attributable to his economic policies.
“We are making real progress tackling inflation and lowering costs, successfully transitioning from a historic recovery to steady and stable growth,” he said in a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/18/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-december-producer-price-index/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.

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Karine Jean-Pierre Gives Non-Answers On Massive Tech Layoffs

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You know their names: Jay Carney, Dee Dee Myers, Scott McClellan, Robert Gibbs, Mike McCurry, Joe Lockhart, Marlin Fitzwater, James Brady, Tony Snow.
They are White House press secretaries. You may not know this (I didn&#8217;t), but there have been only 35 official press secretaries. That&#8217;s an elite club. It was Herbert Hoover who picked George Akerson as the first official White House press secretary in 1929.
But let&#8217;s talk about that 35th one. Is Karine Jean-Pierre the worst press secretary ever to hold the post? She&#8217;s making a very strong case for the ignominious title.
Sure, there&#8217;s Sean Spicer. He was pretty terrible. And then there was Anthony Scaramucci, who flamed out in just days.
But in all my years of covering the White House and reading the news (my first job was as a delivery boy for The Washington Post in the early 1970s, when I used to sit on the sewer lid and read the latest stories about Watergate), I&#8217;ve never seen a press secretary quite this bad.
First, she usually appears with a &#8220;special guest,&#8221; some government official who takes questions. The reason for that: Less time for KJP to actually take questions. The briefings often take about an hour, so if the guest takes 30 minutes, Jean-Pierre only has to hold court for half an hour.
Second, she always carries a big book with all of the things she&#8217;s supposed to say &#8212; and she looks at it nonstop, even on the simplest of questions (&#8220;Does the sun rise in the east?&#8221; [Pause. Checks book. &#8220;Yes.&#8221;). The White House press team has put together talking points on nearly every conceivable topic that might come up, but I&#8217;ve never seen a press secretary go to the book as often as Jean-Pierre does.
And third, she doesn&#8217;t answer even the most basic questions.
There was a perfect example of this on Wednesday. Reporters have rightly been asking tons of questions about those classified documents found in President Joe Biden&#8217;s garage, but KJP is deflecting them all, referring them to the Department of Justice or the White House counsel&#8217;s office (and I know from covering the White House for years, when you call them, they say, &#8220;Hey, call the White House&#8221;).
So one reporter tried to ask a simple question, not about the documents but about whether the White House has taken action to make sure classified documents don&#8217;t show up in a pile next to the president&#8217;s Corvette.
&#8220;Just to be clear, my question is about procedures here at the White House and not about anything specific related to the DOJ investigation,&#8221; the reporter said. &#8220;So I’m just wondering how this episode has prompted a review of the process in which staffers handle classified information and how they are turned over to National Archives during a transition.&#8221;
&#8220;And to be clear,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said, &#8220;I’m going to refer you to my colleagues at the White House Counsel’s Office. They will be able to address that particular questions. I’m just not going to address something that is even related to an ongoing legal process.&#8221;
<blockquote>Q: &#8220;OK. Is President Biden satisfied with the current SOP of handling classified materials here and turning them over to National Archives?&#8221; the reporter asked.
Jean-Pierre: &#8220;Again, I will refer you to the White House Counsel’s Office. They are the — they’re the people who would be able to answer that question about classified information.&#8221;
Q: &#8220;So, just to be clear: From this point on, are you not going to be taking questions about the classified documents?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre: &#8220;I have been very clear over and over again we are going to be prudent here. We’re going to be consistent. This particular matter is being — is being looked at. There’s a legal process currently happening at the Department of Justice, and I’m going to refer you to the Department of Justice on any specifics to this particular case. And anything that has to deal with our — what we’re doing here, I would refer you to the White House Counsel’s Office.&#8221;</blockquote>
Other reporters noted that the DOJ and counsel&#8217;s office aren&#8217;t answering questions. White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) board member, Karen Travers of ABC News, told Jean-Pierre &#8220;there was a formal request from the WHCA to have [White House special counsel] Richard Sauber come to the briefing and take questions. … Would you commit to having the White House counsel come here and take questions?”
“That is something that I would refer you to the White House counsel’s office,” Jean-Pierre responded, noting that he had held one 45-minute conference call so far. “They have been engaged with all of you.”
Jacqui Heinrich of Fox News, another WHCA board member, noted that Jean-Pierre keeps referring reporters to places that offer no answers.
“Since so many of our questions have been referred to the DOJ and to the White House counsel’s office, I’m sure you can understand that we’re in sort of an information blackout,” Heinrich told Jean-Pierre. “DOJ refers us to the special counsel. They’re not holding any briefings. The White House counsel refers us to DOJ. So if you are not able to talk about this from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here?”
“No,” Jean-Pierre replied flatly.
Then Gray Television&#8217;s Jon Decker nailed KJP, noting that Biden was more than happy to talk about possible mishandling of records by his predecessor Donald Trump, whose Florida residence was raided by the FBI on August 8.
&#8220;In a September 18 interview with ‘60 Minutes,'&#8221; Decker noted, “[Biden] chided former President Trump for having in his possession classified documents. He called it ‘irresponsible.&#8217; First of all, do you think it was proper for President Biden to comment on an ongoing DOJ investigation?&#8221;
<blockquote>Jean-Pierre: So, I’m going to say this, and going to keep it really short today: As it relates to this particular issue, as it relates to an ongoing legal matter, I’m going to refer you to the Department of Jus- — Department of Justice with the — that specific. As it relates to anything that you want to ask of us about this — this legal matter, I would refer you to the White House Counsel Office.
I’m going to leave it there. Not going to go into it further.
Q: I’m simply asking you to comment —
Jean-Pierre: I — and I just —
Q: — on the person that you work for —
Jean-Pierre: I just commented.
Q: His comments.
Jean-Pierre: I just commented.
Q: His comments.Well, it’s not really a comment.
Jean-Pierre: We’re moving on.
Q: It’s on the (inaudible).
Jean-Pierre: Go ahead.
Q: But I also wanted to ask you —
Jean-Pierre: Go ahead. Go ahead. No, go ahead. I already answered your question&#8230;.
Q: You really didn’t.
Jean-Pierre: Well, I — I did.
Q: No, you didn’t. You gave a non-answer answer.
Jean-Pierre: Well, it’s your — it’s your opinion.
Q: You gave a non-answer answer.
Jean-Pierre: It’s your opinion. It’s your opinion. That is your opinion.
Q: It’s a fact.
Jean-Pierre: Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead.</blockquote>
Ugh. For this, Jean-Pierre gets paid $180,000 a year.
For the record, one of the better White House spokespeople, Joe Lockhart, who worked under former President Bill Clinton, once defined what it means to be a press secretary.
“Your main job is to advocate for the press within the government,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/stephanie-grisham-is-not-the-worst-ever-white-house-press-secretary-heres-why/2020/01/10/405340bc-33be-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html">told</a> The Washington Post in 2020. &#8220;You have to make sure that the information going out to the American public and to the world is accurate and complete.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre does none of that. Fire her and find someone who does.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Is Karine Jean-Pierre The Worst White House Press Secretary Ever? All Signs Point To Yes.

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White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> snapped at reporters during Wednesday&#8217;s press briefing over repeated questions about President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> classified document scandal.
“Can you tell us if there’s any sort of assessment … to determine if national security has been jeopardized at all?” a reporter asked Jean-Pierre.
Jean-Pierre responded, &#8220;That’s for the Department of Justice.&#8221;
“Why?” the reporter asked.
Jean-Pierre snapped back, “It’s not your decision to make on what I can or can’t answer from here.”
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Q: “Can you tell us if there’s any sort of assessment…to determine if national security has been jeopardized at all?”
Karine Jean-Pierre: &quot;That’s for the Department of Justice.”
Q: “Why?”
Jean-Pierre: “It’s not your decision to make on what I can and can’t answer.” <a href="https://t.co/9mgCAqIPIj">pic.twitter.com/9mgCAqIPIj</a>
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Jean-Pierre also brushed aside calls for greater transparency from the administration over the status of the investigation.
One reporter noted how the media keeps getting passed around to different entities to get answers to their questions and that each entity passes the buck to someone else.
“I&#8217;m sure you can understand that we&#8217;re in a sort of information blackout,” the reporter said. “If you are not able to talk about [the classified documents] from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here?”
“No,” Jean-Pierre responded.
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Reporter: &quot;I&#39;m sure you can understand that we&#39;re in a sort of information blackout &#8230; if you are not able to talk about [the classified documents] from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here?&quot;
Jean-Pierre: &quot;No.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/gDmKIuGyCl">pic.twitter.com/gDmKIuGyCl</a>
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Jean-Pierre claimed that Biden has committed to not interfering in ongoing investigations from the Department of Justice, even though Biden commented on the DOJ’s criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump.
The reporter then asked Jean-Pierre if she would commit to having the White House special counsel come to the briefing room to answer reporter’s questions.
Jean-Pierre did not answer the question.
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ABC&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/karentravers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KarenTravers</a>: &quot;[T]here was a formal request from the <a href="https://twitter.com/whca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WHCA</a> to have [WH counsel] Richard Sauber come to the briefing &amp; take questions&#8230;Would you commit to having [him] come here &amp; take questions?&quot;
KJP: &quot;That is something&#8230;I would refer you to the WH counsel&#39;s office&quot; <a href="https://t.co/vogBlaMqFd">pic.twitter.com/vogBlaMqFd</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1615821428212867072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre also got into it with another reporter who asked about Biden commenting on the investigation into Trump.
&#8220;I want to reference an interview that President Biden did in mid-September with &#8217;60 Minutes,’” the reporter said. &#8220;And in that interview, he chided former President Trump for having in his possession classified documents. He called it irresponsible.&#8221;
&#8220;First of all, do you think it was proper for President Biden to comment on an ongoing DOJ investigation?&#8221; the reporter asked.
&#8220;So, I&#8217;m gonna say this, and we&#8217;re gonna keep it really short today, as it relates to this particular issue, as it relates to an ongoing legal matter,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-deflects-questions-over-bidens-classified-document-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> responded. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to refer you to Department of Justice with that specific as it relates to anything that you want to ask of us about this legal matter, I would refer you to the White House counsel office.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to leave it there,&#8221; she continued. “Not going to go into further.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m simply asking you to comment on the person that you work for,&#8221; the reporter responded.
&#8220;I just, I just commented,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;I just commented. We&#8217;re moving on.&#8221;
&#8220;Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said to another reporter as she frantically tried to get out of the situation. &#8220;No, go ahead.&#8221;
&#8220;I already answered your question,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-you-sorry-reporters-bombard-karine-jean-pierre-over-false-statement-on-classified-docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> said to the reporter whose question she did not answer.
&#8220;You really didn&#8217;t,&#8221; the reporter responded.
&#8220;Well, I did,&#8221; she insisted.
&#8220;No, you didn&#8217;t —&#8221; she responded.
&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s your, it&#8217;s your opinion,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;It&#8217;s your opinion. It&#8217;s your opinion.&#8221;
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Reporter after Jean-Pierre again refuses to comment and refers to the WH counsel: &quot;I&#39;m simply asking you to comment on the person that you work for.&quot;
&quot;I just commented. I already answered your question.&quot;
&quot;You really didn&#39;t.&quot;
&quot;I did.&quot;
&quot;No, you didn&#39;t.&quot;
&quot;That is your opinion.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/q0FKE4T1eB">pic.twitter.com/q0FKE4T1eB</a>
&mdash; Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href="https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1615809941394100236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Karine Jean-Pierre Snaps At Reporters: ‘It’s Not Your Decision To Make On What I Can And Can’t Answer’

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was grilled by a reporter Wednesday for not answering a question about President Joe Biden&#8217;s classified document scandal.
Wednesday&#8217;s press briefing comes as <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/watch-karine-jean-pierre-ducks-questions-about-bidens-classified-document-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> has repeatedly refused to answer questions about the investigation and has instead claimed that the administration will not comment on an active investigation or has directed reporters to talk to the Department of Justice or White House special counsel&#8217;s office.
&#8220;I want to reference an interview that President Biden did in mid-September with &#8217;60 Minutes,'&#8221; the reporter said. &#8220;And in that interview, he chided former President Trump for having in his possession, classified documents. He called it irresponsible.&#8221;
&#8220;First of all, do you think it was proper for President Biden to comment on an ongoing DOJ investigation?&#8221; the reporter asked.
&#8220;So I&#8217;m gonna say this, and we&#8217;re gonna keep it really short today, as it relates to this particular issue, as it relates to an ongoing legal matter,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-deflects-questions-over-bidens-classified-document-scandal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> responded. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to refer you to Department of Justice with that specific as it relates to anything that you want to ask of us about this legal matter, I would refer you to the White House counsel office.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to leave it there,&#8221; she continued. Not going to go into further.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m simply asking you to comment on the person that you work for,&#8221; the reporter responded.
&#8220;I just, I just commented,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;I just commented. We&#8217;re moving on.&#8221;
&#8220;Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said to another reporter as she frantically tried to get out of the situation. &#8220;No, go ahead.&#8221;
&#8220;I already answered your question,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-you-sorry-reporters-bombard-karine-jean-pierre-over-false-statement-on-classified-docs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> said to the reporter whose question she did not answer.
&#8220;You really didn&#8217;t,&#8221; the reporter responded.
&#8220;Well, I did,&#8221; she insisted.
&#8220;No, you didn&#8217;t —&#8221; she responded.
&#8220;Well, it&#8217;s your, it&#8217;s your opinion,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;It&#8217;s your opinion. It&#8217;s your opinion.&#8221;
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Reporter after Jean-Pierre again refuses to comment and refers to the WH counsel: &quot;I&#39;m simply asking you to comment on the person that you work for.&quot;
&quot;I just commented. I already answered your question.&quot;
&quot;You really didn&#39;t.&quot;
&quot;I did.&quot;
&quot;No, you didn&#39;t.&quot;
&quot;That is your opinion.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/q0FKE4T1eB">pic.twitter.com/q0FKE4T1eB</a>
&mdash; Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) <a href="https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1615809941394100236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Reporter Grills Karine Jean-Pierre For Not Answering Question About Biden Document Scandal

Reporters from both Newsmax and NPR confronted White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with her own erroneous statements during Tuesday&#8217;s briefing, asking her whether she was &#8220;sorry&#8221; for making such statements and whether she worried they would damage her credibility.
Newsmax White House correspondent James Rosen set the scene, explaining that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jonathan-turley-torches-karine-jean-pierre-for-being-transparently-unwilling-to-answer-questions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> had been forced that day to correct statements she made last Friday, ahead of the holiday weekend.
What she had initially said was that a thorough search had been completed and that all <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/joe-scarborough-reads-biden-admin-the-riot-act-over-classified-docs-fumble-amateur-hour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classified documents</a> in President Joe Biden&#8217;s possession — whether at the Penn Biden Center or his Wilmington, Delaware, home and garage — had been properly accounted for and disclosed. But that turned out not to be the case when additional documents were discovered to be in the president&#8217;s possession on Saturday.
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Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre walked out after NEWSMAX Chief WH Correspondent James Rosen pointed out &quot;at least six times&quot; she claimed that all Biden classified documents were accounted for &#8211; which &quot;turned out to be false.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/N1YhvPaNxB">https://t.co/N1YhvPaNxB</a> <a href="https://t.co/NDpESPsjot">pic.twitter.com/NDpESPsjot</a>
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&#8220;Do you feel badly that you gave out false information?&#8221; Rosen asked during the briefing, but received no answer.
NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith asked a similar question when <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-shut-out-foxs-peter-doocy-heres-what-he-would-have-asked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> called on her, wondering whether the new and contradictory information would undermine her credibility as White House press secretary.
&#8220;Are you upset that you came out to this podium on Friday with incomplete and inaccurate information? And are you concerned that it affects your credibility up here?&#8221; Keith asked.
&#8220;Well, what I’m — what I’m concerned about is making sure that we do not politically interfere in the Department of Justice, that we continue to be consistent over the last two years, and — and that is — continue to refer you all, when it comes to an ongoing process,&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied, reminding Keith that she had been speaking from the statement given by the White House counsel, which had indicated that all documents had been disclosed.
Rosen tried again at the end of the briefing, shouting, &#8220;You told us something six times that turned out to be false. Are you sorry about that?&#8221;
&#8220;I’ll see you tomorrow,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said, ignoring Rosen&#8217;s question and closing her binder before she walked to the door to exit the briefing room. &#8220;Come talk to me. I’ll see you tomorrow.&#8221;

‘Are You Sorry?’: Reporters Bombard Karine Jean-Pierre Over False Statement On Classified Docs

Reporters Bombard Karine Jean-Pierre Over False Statement On Classified Docs

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say during Tuesday&#8217;s press briefing whether federal officials were still searching for additional classified documents from President Joe Biden&#8217;s time as vice president in the Obama administration.
&#8220;Last week [you said] that we all can assume, the American people could assume that the searches were completed and all the documents have been recovered,&#8221; the Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller said. &#8220;On Saturday, the White House Counsel&#8217;s Office said that five additional classified documents had been found.&#8221;
&#8220;Is it safe to assume now that all the documents have been recovered, all the official records, all the classified documents are back in [the] custody of the National Archives?&#8221; Miller asked. &#8220;Or are more searches underway to find out if there&#8217;s anything out there?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre refused to answer the question, claiming that she was being &#8220;prudent&#8221; by letting the DOJ&#8217;s special counsel investigation into Biden continue without commenting on it.
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AP&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZekeJMiller</a> to KJP: &quot;Last week&#8230;.you&quot; said &quot;the American people can assume that the searches were complete and all the documents had recovered. On Saturday the WH counsel&#39;s office said five additional classified documents&#8230;Are more searches underway&quot;? <a href="https://t.co/T0sh5Mgeq0">pic.twitter.com/T0sh5Mgeq0</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1615428527989350400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During another portion of the press conference, Jean-Pierre was asked if Biden was physically involved in going through his things searching for classified documents.
&#8220;Is he physically joining in the search for these things, rummaging around these boxes in the garage and wherever else?&#8221; a reporter asked. &#8220;I mean, literally.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre responded by saying that she was being &#8220;very clear&#8221; in that she would not comment on the investigation or matters related to the investigation.
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👀 Karine Jean-Pierre won’t say if Biden himself is rummaging through his home for improperly stored classified documents. <a href="https://t.co/DhNWhCJtLD">pic.twitter.com/DhNWhCJtLD</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1615430197658152960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Did you not know on Friday that those additional documents had been found when you were at the podium, or were you being directed by someone to not be forthcoming on this issue?&#8221; another reporter asked.
&#8220;I have been forthcoming from this podium,&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded. &#8220;What I said yes to was what the statement at the time was&#8211;what we all had. You all had the statement, and I was repeating what the [White House] counsel was saying at the time.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre also dodged questions from NBC News reporter Peter Alexander about &#8220;why shouldn&#8217;t Americans be upset about documents found in a garage.&#8221;
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NBC News&#39; Peter Alexander repeatedly presses Karine Jean-Pierre about the White House claiming that Republicans are &quot;faking outrage&quot; over Biden&#39;s classified document scandal.
&quot;Why shouldn&#39;t Americans be upset about documents found in a garage?&quot; he asks.
She can&#39;t answer. <a href="https://t.co/zTdd3SkkmN">pic.twitter.com/zTdd3SkkmN</a>
&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1615428990759751682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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She also dodged tough questions from CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang about the scandal.
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CBS News&#39; Weijia Jiang grills Karine Jean-Pierre over Biden&#39;s document scandal. An angry, dismissive, and snappy KJP refuses to give meaningful answers. <a href="https://t.co/T8ZFf53HI2">pic.twitter.com/T8ZFf53HI2</a>
&mdash; Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1615434717419143169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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This report has been updated to include additional information.

White House Won’t Say If Feds Searching For More Biden Classified Docs Or If Biden Is Involved In Search

White House Won't Say If Feds Searching For More Biden Classified Docs Or If Biden Is Involved In Search

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George Washington University law professor <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/raging-impeachment-addiction-jonathan-turley-flames-the-left-over-calls-to-impeach-justice-clarence-thomas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Turley</a> ripped into White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, claiming that the only thing President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration was actually &#8220;transparent&#8221; about was their abject unwillingness &#8220;to answer questions.&#8221;
Turley laid out his thoughts in a brief thread on Twitter after Friday&#8217;s briefing, saying that the White House was refusing to answer questions even when they didn&#8217;t have to, claiming they were doing so in order to protect the investigation into <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-biden-classified-documents-just-keep-coming-and-john-kennedy-has-just-four-questions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classified documents</a> found in Biden&#8217;s possession.
&#8220;It is increasingly painful to watch Karine Jean-Pierre as she argues that they have been &#8216;transparent&#8217; by being transparently unwilling to answer any questions,&#8221; Turley began.
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&#8230;Nothing prevents the White House from answering basic questions about the scandal. It will not undermine the Justice Department for the White House to confirm the President&#39;s position and recollection. The silence protects the President not the investigation&#8230;
&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1613966950140465153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Nothing prevents the White House from answering basic questions about the scandal. It will not undermine the Justice Department for the White House to confirm the President&#8217;s position and recollection,&#8221; Turley continued, adding that the stonewalling appeared to be designed to protect Biden rather than protecting the integrity of the investigation.
Turley then pointed out the fact that the White House had already asserted a defense, saying that Biden had removed the classified documents &#8220;inadvertently,&#8221; and argued that there was no reason Jean-Pierre could not confirm that sentiment — or elaborate on how that could have happened — in press briefings.
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&#8230;I can understand the desire of a criminal defense attorney for Biden to remain silent. However, the refusal to answer basic questions is not to protect the &quot;independence of the Justice Department&quot; or the investigation. It meant to protect the President as an individual.
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&#8220;I can understand the desire of a criminal defense attorney for Biden to remain silent. However, the refusal to answer basic questions is not to protect the &#8216;independence of the Justice Department&#8217; or the investigation. It meant to protect the President as an individual,&#8221; Turley concluded.
Turley <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jonathan-turley-says-corvette-excuse-wont-cut-it-bidens-claim-he-didnt-know-about-docs-could-come-back-to-bite-him/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised questions</a> earlier in the week about the classified documents and the president&#8217;s apparent defense, saying that some of the facts thus far did not line up with the accidental removal of the documents — which were found in multiple locations, from the Penn-Biden Center  in Washington, D.C., to his Wilmington, Delaware, home and garage.
&#8220;The ‘inadvertent’ defense has its dangers. If Biden worked off any of these documents for his book (which dealt with some of the underlying subjects), the inadvertent defense is not only shattered but could be viewed as an effort to deceive the public,&#8221; Turley said, adding that the documents making it to multiple locations also suggested that some of them may have been moved more than once.

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Jonathan Turley Torches Karine Jean-Pierre For Being ‘Transparently Unwilling To Answer Questions’

Jonathan Turley Torches Karine Jean-Pierre For Being 'Transparently Unwilling To Answer Questions'

Jonathan Turley

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not shed much light on the still-unfolding situation regarding the classified documents found in President Joe Biden&#8217;s possession — and while she stone-walled reporters on the subject during Friday&#8217;s briefing, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy later revealed what he would have asked.
Doocy spoke with &#8220;America Reports&#8221; anchor John Roberts during Friday&#8217;s broadcast, and Roberts casually brought up the fact that Jean-Pierre had &#8220;passed [him] over&#8221; and hadn&#8217;t given any straight answers regarding the classified documents.
&#8220;She passed you over today,&#8221; Roberts remarked.
&#8220;Ah — I don&#8217;t know why,&#8221; Doocy shrugged, smiling, but then he went on to reveal to Roberts the question he had been planning to ask — especially in light of the news that Biden planned to leave Washington, D.C., and spend the weekend at his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
&#8220;If I would’ve had an opportunity to ask a question, the first one I have on my sheet was: Why is President Biden going to Wilmington today, isn’t that a potential crime scene?&#8221; Doocy asked.
Doocy went on to say that the White House was not offering much in the way of new information, adding that the only clear statements coming from the administration on the classified documents issue — which he said had reached the level of &#8220;scandal&#8221; — were that they &#8220;take it seriously&#8221; and they &#8220;are going to cooperate.&#8221;
The Fox News correspondent did get a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/biden-responds-to-classified-docs-found-at-his-home-were-in-a-locked-garage-as-well-as-my-corvette/">direct response</a> from Biden on Thursday, just after news broke that classified documents had been discovered in his garage.
&#8220;Classified material next to your Corvette? What were you thinking?&#8221; Doocy asked.
&#8220;Let me, I’m going to get a chance to speak on all this, God willing soon, but as I said earlier this week, people and, by the way my Corvette’s in a locked garage, OK? So it’s not like they’re sitting out in the street,&#8221; Biden replied.
Fox News Radio&#8217;s Guy Benson noted later that Biden appeared to have been reading his responses from a cue card but went off-book when Doocy mentioned the Corvette. Noting that a &#8220;locked garage&#8221; was hardly the standard for classified material, Benson argued that Doocy&#8217;s question may have forced Biden into an admission he had not planned to make.
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Our colleague <a href="https://twitter.com/pdoocy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pdoocy</a> cleverly planted a seed &amp; induced a newsworthy answer — and an error — by the president today: <a href="https://t.co/E7UTJI71fr">pic.twitter.com/E7UTJI71fr</a>
&mdash; Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1613732172581732352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Karine Jean-Pierre Shut Out Fox’s Peter Doocy: Here’s What He Would Have Asked

Karine Jean-Pierre Shut Out Fox's Peter Doocy: Here's His Question On Biden's Weekend Plans

White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> repeatedly deflected questions this week about the growing controversy surrounding classified documents that were found at the home and private office of President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>.
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.
&#8220;Is the president willing to be interviewed by federal investigators about his handling of classified documents?&#8221; a reporter asked Jean-Pierre on Thursday.
&#8220;So, first, let me just say: I’m just not going to get into hypotheticals,&#8221; she responded. &#8220;This is something for the Department of —&#8221;
&#8220;It’s not a hypothetical question. There’s an investigation ongoing,&#8221; the reporter responded. &#8220;Will the president speak to investigators?”
&#8220;You’re asking me about something in the future, and I am telling you that I’m not going to get ahead of what the Department of Justice is going to decide,&#8221; Jean-Pierre claimed.
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&quot;Is the president willing to be interviewed by federal investigators about his handling of classified documents?&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: &quot;I&#39;m not going to get into hypotheticals.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/3r8xTiQsLf">pic.twitter.com/3r8xTiQsLf</a>
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&#8220;So, speaking of him taking this seriously, this is the kind of thing that can cause government employees to lose a security clearance,&#8221; a reporter said. &#8220;This is a serious matter, as the White House has said.&#8221;
&#8220;Was the president sloppy in his handling of classified material if there are multiple locations where classified documents are being found?&#8221; the reporter asked.
Jean-Pierre did not answer the question.
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&quot;Was the president sloppy in his handling of classified material?&quot;
Karine Jean-Pierre responds by reading his lawyer&#39;s statement. <a href="https://t.co/lZbPu6WBCT">pic.twitter.com/lZbPu6WBCT</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613636133434593280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Another reporter pressed Jean-Pierre about whether the administration had been transparent with the American people over the scandal.
&#8220;Do you acknowledge that the fact that the White House did not reveal this to the public, despite the fact that you’ve known about it for months, undercuts the president’s promise of being transparent with the American people?&#8221; the reporter asked.
&#8220;But we — but here’s the thing: They were transparent,&#8221; Jean-Pierre claimed.
&#8220;But not to the American people,&#8221; the reporter pushed back.
&#8220;There was — there was transparency in doing what you’re supposed to do when these — when these items were discovered,&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded.
The reporter again pushed back, &#8220;But not with the American people.&#8221;
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&quot;Do you acknowledge that the fact that the White House did not reveal this to the public despite the fact that you&#39;ve known about it for months undercuts the president&#39;s promise of being transparent?&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: No <a href="https://t.co/5Jxg8IxkbJ">pic.twitter.com/5Jxg8IxkbJ</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613643511588585472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre then ignored reporters who asked about getting visitor logs from Biden&#8217;s Delaware home released so people can see anyone who could have potentially had access to the documents.
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As a reporter starts to ask Karine Jean-Pierre about releasing the visitor logs to Biden’s Delaware home, she calls on a different reporter so they will “ask a question that was not related” to the classified documents. <a href="https://t.co/PcGkjMqrfM">pic.twitter.com/PcGkjMqrfM</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613644385748680706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Reporter: “How can you say this was transparent when you sat on this information for more than two months?”
Karine Jean-Pierre ignores the question. <a href="https://t.co/AfJuN2rRCS">pic.twitter.com/AfJuN2rRCS</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613638349352488961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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When pressed Friday about if the White House&#8217;s policy was that the administration &#8220;should share that information not just with the National Archives, but with the American people,&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded by claiming &#8220;the actions that we took were right.&#8221;
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Karine Jean-Pierre on the “discovery” of classified materials in Biden’s home, office, and garage: “The actions that we took were right actions.” <a href="https://t.co/hQFyKedZYk">pic.twitter.com/hQFyKedZYk</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613968335842181120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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When asked when Biden might speak more on the matter, Jean-Pierre said that she does not &#8220;have a magic wand.&#8221;
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Q: “The president said he hopes to speak about [the improperly stored classified documents] soon. When can people expect to hear from him?” 
Karine Jean-Pierre: &quot;I don&#39;t have a magic wand&quot; <a href="https://t.co/t9N4O7llMd">pic.twitter.com/t9N4O7llMd</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613965691819884545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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White House Media Briefing Held By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre And Public Engagement Advisor Keisha Lance Bottoms

WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre Ducks Questions About Biden’s Classified Document Scandal

WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre Ducks Questions About Biden's Classified Document Scandal

White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> dodged questions Wednesday about the emerging scandal involving classified documents from President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> time as vice president that have been found at his private office and a second undisclosed location.
The story first made news on Monday when CBS News reported that lawyers for Biden were &#8220;packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C.”
CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/joe-biden-classified-documents-upenn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that some of the classified materials that were discovered included top-secret files designated as “sensitive compartmented information,” which means that the materials include highly sensitive information obtained from intelligence sources.
Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy grilled Jean-Pierre on the matter, using Biden&#8217;s previous comments during a &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; interview against the president.
“On these documents, how could anyone be that irresponsible?” Doocy said. “Isn’t that what this president said about mishandling classified documents?”
“The president spoke to this personally,” Jean-Pierre replied. “He believes that classified documents and information should be taken seriously. He takes them seriously.”
“Here’s what happened when his lawyers found out that the documents were there,” she continued. “They immediately turned them over to the Archives.”
“But they were there in the first place,” Doocy pressed. “I understand that they did the right thing–”
“I’m not going to go into specifics,” Jean-Pierre shot back. “What I am reiterating to you is what you heard from the president yourself, Peter, which is how he saw the process and how he respects and truly respects and takes this very seriously.”
Doocy pressed, “How can President Biden be trusted moving forward with America’s secrets?”
“Because his lawyers, his team did the right thing,” she claimed.
“But he had a closet with classified information in it that they found,” Doocy said.
“Again, he was surprised the records were there,” she claimed. “He was surprised the records were there. And when his lawyers found out and his team found out that they were there, they turned it over to the Archives. And now it’s being reviewed by the Department of Justice.”
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