Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy turned the tables on the Biden White House grilling White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre over the indictment and arrest of former President Donald Trump.
Doocy asked Jean-Pierre if Joe Biden is worried about getting indicted and arrested next by a state or county prosecutor when he leaves office. Doocy said:
“President Biden is a lawyer — as a lawyer, is he concerned at all that a local DA indicting a former president could down the line open up the possibility, set the precedent that local DAs that don’t like former President Biden could indict him?”
“I’m not gonna comment from here,” Karine said.
“Why don’t you have more to say about the Trump indictment?” Doocy asked.
She said: “It is an ongoing case and I’ve been very clear about that, we’ve been prudent about that and not commenting on ongoing cases and we’re gonna stick to that.
Doocy said: “But for better or worse, all that anyone in the country is talking about at this exact moment while we’re in here is Trump, and they look here to find out what the White House thinks about it?
She said:
“That’s your assessment, that’s not my assessment.
“I am just laying out the facts that we are just not gonna comment on an ongoing case from here and we’ve been very consistent, we’ve been very prudent and we’re gonna stick there.”
‘A local DA indicting a former president could down the line … set the precedent that local DAs that don’t like … Biden could indict him.’
Fox News’ Peter Doocy attempts to press the White House on whether Pres. Biden is ‘concerned’ about Donald Trump’s arraignment. pic.twitter.com/ylRNrlJ8JR
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 4, 2023
Doocy: “Why don’t you have more to say about the Trump indictment?”
KJP: “It is an ongoing case and I’ve been very clear about that. We’ve been very prudent about that, not commenting on ongoing cases, and we’re going to stick to that, Peter.” pic.twitter.com/IZV7zHrcyd
— Becker News (@NewsBecker) April 4, 2023
Doocy: “All that anybody…is talking about this exact moment…is Trump and they look here to find out what the WH thinks about it and–”
KJP: “Well…the American people should feel reassured that when there’s an ongoing case…we’re just not commenting” pic.twitter.com/9VJ9cyOtb0
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 4, 2023
