Karine Jean-Pierre has never been a strong White House press secretary, but the classified documents scandal is showing just how weak she is in this role.
For the first time, reporters are startint to really press her on tough questions and she clearly can’t handle it.
She has never been in this position before now.
FOX News reports:
White House press secretary grilled on past claim that classified document search was complete
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say Tuesday whether President Joe Biden’s lawyers are continuing to search for more classified documents Biden may have misplaced.
White House lawyers have so far found three batches of misplaced classified documents from Biden’s time as vice president, one in the Washington offices of the Penn Biden Center and two more inside the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. Jean-Pierre had initially told reporters on Friday that the search for classified documents was over, only for news of the third batch to break on Saturday.
“Last week, you told us that we could all assume, that the American people could assume, the searches were complete and all the documents had been recovered,” a reporter began. “On Saturday, the White House Counsel’s Office said that five additional classified documents had been found. Is it safe to assume now that all the documents have been recovered … or are more searches underway?”
“We have addressed multiple questions from here. Multiple questions have been answered by the president,” Jean-Pierre responded. “I’m just going to continue to be prudent here. I’m going to let this ongoing review that is happening, this legal process that is happening, and let that process continue under the special counsel.”
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Take a look below:
ABC's @CeciliaVega: "On Friday, you stood here…and were asked about…documents…18x's. At that point, [Biden's] lawyers had found these…additional pages…Did you not know…or are you being directed…to not be forthcoming on this issue?"
KJP: "I have been forthcoming" pic.twitter.com/cptBw8ANcG
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2023
ABC's @CeciliaVega: "But we had that statement, so we knew what was in it. But you also knew–"
KJP: "Exactly."
Vega: "–did you not know that more documents had been found?"
KJP: "I'm telling you–I just answered the question…I was repeating what…we had at that time." pic.twitter.com/l6sViQ0RML
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2023
ABC's @CeciliaVega: "Does President Biden have confidence in the way his team is handling this w/this trickle out of information & the documents being found day after day?
KJP: "I can tell you this. The President has confidence…[He] & his team rightfully took action" pic.twitter.com/zynDNBYExJ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 17, 2023
Reporter: "You told us, Karine, SIX times [the search for classified documents was complete]. That turned out to be false. Are you sorry about that?"
Jean-Pierre: "I'll see you tomorrow. Come talk to me! I'll see you tomorrow." pic.twitter.com/YsbKgGaLIS
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) January 17, 2023
She’s not used to dealing with real questions.
She has never had to face this level of scrutiny.
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