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The White House is adamant it will not interfere in the ongoing investigation into the classified materials found at President Joe Biden’s home and former office.
Pressed by reporters about having an official from the Department of Justice answer questions from the briefing room podium, spokesperson Karin Jean-Pierre said that any inquiries should be made direct to the Justice Department.
Ms Jean-Pierre also reminded reporters that the White House counsel’s office had answered questions on the matter for 45 minutes on a conference call on Tuesday.
There is increasing frustration among the press corps, with an NBC reporter caught on a hot mic chiding the president for dodging questions on the matter during a White House meeting with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Further, it has now emerged that the Justice Department considered joining the search carried out by Mr Biden’s lawyers at his home – but decided not to.
Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Mr Biden’s attorneys and the DOJ discussed having FBI agents oversee the search. They instead reached an agreement where Mr Biden’s team would notify the DOJ immediately if any potentially classified documents were found.
