#shorts On 1/18/2023, CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked, “I mean, I’m having a hard time understanding why —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just said —
Reporter: — questions about —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Weijia —
Reporter: — procedure would impact the investigation.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: And I just said — and I just said to you: The White House Counsel’s Office will be able to address that question.

Reporter: Okay. Is President Biden satisfied with the current SOP of handling classified materials here and turning them over to National Archives?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Again, I will refer you to the White House Counsel’s Office. They are the — they’re the people who would be able to answer that question about classified information.

Reporter: So, just to be clear: From this point on, are you not going to be taking questions about the classified documents?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have been very clear over and over again we are going to be prudent here. We’re going to be consistent. This particular matter is being — is being looked at. There’s a legal process currently happening at the Department of Justice, and I’m going to refer you to the Department of Justice on any specifics to this particular case. And anything that has to deal with our — what we’re doing here, I would refer you to the White House Counsel’s Office.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/jCDggP-4VOw
Q: I’m having a hard time understanding why A: Again, I will refer you to the White House Counsel