During Wednesday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was questioned about the “information blackout” from the Biden administration in regards to President Biden’s classified document scandal.
“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 where DOJ refers us to the Special Counsel. They’re not holding any briefings. White House Counsel refers us to DOJ,” a reporter said.
“So if you are not able to talk about this from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here — to the briefing room?” the reporter asked.
“No, you would have to go to the Department of Justice. That is not — this is a legal matter that is currently happening at the Department of Justice,” Jean-Pierre responded.
“And the President has been very, very clear: When it comes to these types of legal matters, when it comes to investigations, he is not going to interfere,” she added. “He wants to make sure that we give back the independence that the Department of Justice should have when it comes to these types of investigations. So, certainly, we would not be bringing them here. So I would refer you to the Department of Justice.”
Jean-Pierre continued to state that she was not going to “invite anybody else” that could answer questions related to Biden’s classified document scandal.
JACQUI TIME: "Since so many of our questions have been referred to the DOJ & to the WH counsel's office…we're in..an information blackout where…If you are not able to talk about this from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here?
KJP: "No" pic.twitter.com/i2SluB6Vgu
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 18, 2023
