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Karine Jean-Pierre ends press briefing after being pressed on Durham report: 'Fled the podium'
Fox News ^ | 5/16/23 | Lindsay Kornick

Posted on 05/17/2023 1:57:34 AM PDT by Libloather

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment from the White House podium Tuesday about Special Counsel John Durham’s report on the investigation into Trump-Russia collusion.

Durham’s 300-page report found that the FBI and Department of Justice "failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law" regarding its investigation into possible Russia collusion with the Trump campaign in 2016. Though the report dropped on Monday, only RealClearNews reporter Philip Wegmann referred to Durham’s report and asked for a reaction at the White House press briefing.

"What is the White House reaction to special counsel report on how the FBI handled the Trump-Russia probe?" Wegmann asked the press secretary.

Jean-Pierre responded, "I would leave it to the Department of Justice to speak to that."

Wegmann pressed further, asking, "The president talks often about how he wants the DOJ and FBI to remain independent and above the fray. That report seems to reflect the opposite. Does he agree with Special Counsel Durham that there needs to be wholesale changes at the FBI?"

"Again, that is with the Department of Justice," Jean-Pierre said as she closed her briefing book. "That's not something that I'm going to speak from the podium. As you just stated in your question, we believe in an independent Department of Justice. That's what the president said when he was running and that's what the president has said the last two years."

"Thank you so much. I'll see you guys in Japan," she said while leaving the podium before any more questions could be asked.

Social media users blasted the response for ignoring both the White House and Jean-Pierre’s own history with the Russia collusion allegation.

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Mueller gave her a few pointers?
1 posted on 05/17/2023 1:57:34 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law”

let’s parse that..

“Failed”, ok we get that.

“Strict fidelity to the law”- I guess that’s fancy-talk for “follow the law”

so.. “Failed to follow the law”

OK.. so who’s going to jail?

Where are the apologies to Trump? Trump should immediately file a personal lawsuit against every one of them.


2 posted on 05/17/2023 2:02:17 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: Libloather

When is that “independant” DoJ going to pursue Hunter and his dad like it did with Trump and his advisors?


3 posted on 05/17/2023 2:07:09 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Libloather

These people need to be prosecuted.


4 posted on 05/17/2023 2:37:00 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: Libloather

More wonderful insights from the black Shirley Temple.


5 posted on 05/17/2023 2:47:26 AM PDT by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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To: Samurai_Jack

Unfortunately who is going to do that?

With a legal system so broken and corrupt, how does prosecution get done?

And no matter how the Biden regime looks, the US government is still one of the most powerful entities on earth, and it is corrupt to the core.


6 posted on 05/17/2023 2:51:22 AM PDT by EBH (America Blackmailed, The True Story of the World War...Coming Soon)
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To: Libloather

I’ve noticed some of the usual suspects of leftwing-to-the-hilt media are basically pretending this report never came out. Proabably still trying to spin it to their absurd favor before commenting or submitting articles.


7 posted on 05/17/2023 3:02:14 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: Mr. K

All democrat party voters are the enemy.


8 posted on 05/17/2023 3:07:28 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: MachIV

So they can dish it out but can’t take it?

These immoral posers can’t even achieve grade school morality.


9 posted on 05/17/2023 3:08:10 AM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: MachIV

If the MSM doesn’t cover it, it disappears.


10 posted on 05/17/2023 3:13:08 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Samurai_Jack

“These people need to be prosecuted.”

Absolutely. And then hanged for treason. Of course, that’ll never happen in the current administration.

I think that if we take the White House in 2024 and/or 2028, it’s possible that they can be tried for their crimes. (Is there a Statute Of Limitations on the types of crimes they committed?)

Congress can begin collecting evidence now via hearings, subpoenas, etc., and save it ‘til later. That, combined with the report, could let a new AG hit the ground runing in January 2025.


11 posted on 05/17/2023 3:31:59 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace.)
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To: Mr. K

“failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law”

Good parsing.

As you suggest, they broke the law, pure and simple. Broke the snot out of it.


12 posted on 05/17/2023 3:33:14 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Trump_Triumphant

Poor Shirley Temple being compared to this vile, lying, corrupt, lesbian POS!


13 posted on 05/17/2023 3:33:56 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

“(Is there a Statute Of Limitations on the types of crimes they committed?)”

Investigations of matters like these, apparent crimes, are designed to allow so-called prosecutors to dither and sit on their hands while the clock ticks and, eventually, for time to run out on the applicable Statute of Limitations.

Meanwhile we are to hate the game not the players.


14 posted on 05/17/2023 3:37:38 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: Libloather

What liars and cowards Democrats are! Don’t worry Karinne, MSNBC and CNN will make you look good.


15 posted on 05/17/2023 4:13:21 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Mr. K

Soon murder and assassination will be illegal only if you strictly follow the law. When are these political criminals going to be held accountable?


16 posted on 05/17/2023 4:14:27 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Libloather

It’s all very simple. Barack Obama lied, Joe Biden lied, Susan Rice lied, James Comey lied, John Brennan lied, James Clapper lied, Adam Schiff lied, Jerry Nadler lied, Nancy Pelosi lied, the New York Times lied, the Washington Post lied, CNN and MSNBC lied, Rachel Maddow lied, etc.


17 posted on 05/17/2023 4:17:22 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Libloather

Oh, for Pete’s sake. She’s fleeing the interview.

https://youtu.be/CoxRmwaLBOQ


18 posted on 05/17/2023 4:26:16 AM PDT by FreedomForce
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To: Libloather

Yep.


19 posted on 05/17/2023 4:34:23 AM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: Libloather

1 - Your going to see alot of people avoiding those type of questions.
2 - Your not going to see a lot or any people asking those type of questions to biden.
3 - Your not going to hear anything else about it because the mainstream media is going to bury it like the laptop and election fraud.
4 - Something will happen to move on from this.
5 - If you bring this up in the media you’re a supremacist.

Is that about right.


20 posted on 05/17/2023 4:36:37 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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