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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Oh, I love that phrase - - -
“Fled The Podium”
I hope it is not related to some body function.
Yeah, it was just a “process foul”.
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