Wow, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy started an avalanche during the most recent White House Press briefing. Once Doocy started, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lost control.
What caused the stir was that it appeared the White House didn’t know that a second batch was found, and when the press started asking questions, they didn’t know what to say.
As an example of how contentious the press conference was as of the writing of this post, the White House has yet to publish the transcript. I would expect it to be published but probably not until things blow over.
Karine Jean-Pierre responds to questions about the classified documents found improperly stored in one of Biden’s private offices by reading Biden’s own statement from her binder. pic.twitter.com/hk8nbauLWI
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 11, 2023
KJP refused to say what Biden does or doesn’t know.
Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to say when Joe Biden was briefed on the classified documents discovered in his private office.
The documents were found on November 2 — six days before the midterm elections. pic.twitter.com/0qPr4RXZcX
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 11, 2023
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got really testy with CBS News over a question about election interference.
KJP gets testy with a reporter:
“We work very well together. We don’t need to have this kind of confrontation.” pic.twitter.com/g4rX8xV5aJ
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 11, 2023
Another reporter asked, “President Biden campaigned on a promise to stay true to the spirit of transparency. How is it possible that the White House did not reveal the presence of these documents prior to the election?”
Her answer was very telling.
REPORTER: “President Biden campaigned on a promise to stay true to the spirit of transparency. How is it possible that the White House did not reveal the presence of these documents prior to the election?”
KJP: “We released information that was very transparent.” pic.twitter.com/MOEoRKJTzA
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 11, 2023
Perhaps the most brutal question came from Peter Doocy who asked a clearly caught-off-guard KJP how Biden could be that irresponsible. As has been previously reported, the classified documents discovered were allegedly taken after Biden was Vice President. Only the President has the authority to declassify documents, not the Vice President.
DOOCY: “How could anyone by that irresponsible?”
KJP: *silence*
DOOCY: “Isn’t that what this president says about mishandling classified documents?”
KJP: “He believes that classified documents and information should be taken seriously.” pic.twitter.com/JEfVacKGgD
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 11, 2023
