White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a rough start to the week on Monday as she fielded questions about the ongoing classified documents scandal, sticking largely to the boilerplate responses that the White House public relations team had scripted in advance.
Perhaps the most telling moment of the briefing, however, was her refusal to deny that Joe Biden is involved in a coverup.
“The House Oversight Committee Chairman says this document situation has all the makings of a potential coverup,” Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy began. “Is President Biden involved in a coverup?”
One might expect Jean-Pierre to unambiguously and emphatically deny that Biden is involved in a coverup. But that’s not what she did.
“We have been very clear here, from this administration,” she began. “The president has been very clear that he takes this very seriously when it comes to — that — when it comes to classified information, when it comes to classified documents. Read more…
