Karine Jean-Pierre Shuts Down All Of Reporter’s Questions About Trump & Presidential Immunity

5 months ago

During Thursday's White House press briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about President Biden’s comments about presidential immunity.

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00:00Back in late December, President Biden, in response to a question that I asked him, said

00:06that he could not think of one reason for presidents to receive total immunity from

00:11prosecution.

00:12Four months later, does the president continue to have that same belief?

00:18Don't have anything beyond what the president shared with you.

00:20And in two weeks' time, a Supreme Court case will happen.

00:24It's Donald J. Trump versus the United States.

00:27Earlier this week, there was an amicus brief that was filed by more than a dozen retired

00:33generals and appellates opposing this legal theory that Donald Trump and his lawyers have

00:39that he does have total immunity from criminal prosecution.

00:44Does the White House, the administration, plan to file an amicus brief of their own

00:49on this particular issue?

00:51I would refer you to the Department of Justice.

00:52Is there any effort to have the former presidents that you know of to file an amicus brief,

01:01taking one side or another on this particular issue?

01:05Say that one more time.

01:06Is there any effort that you are aware of, of the former presidents, the predecessors

01:11of President Biden, President George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton, President Barack Obama,

01:18Jimmy Carter, to file a joint amicus brief, either taking a position one way or another

01:24on this particular matter?

01:25No.

01:26Okay.

01:27Thanks, Karine.

Karine Jean-Pierre Shuts Down All Of Reporter’s Questions About Trump & Presidential Immunity

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