#shorts On 1/18/2023, Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the ‘questions that you should be able to answer here that shouldn’t have to go to any other agency or entity.’

‘To be clear, it’s not your decision to make of what I can and can’t answer from here,’ Jean-Pierre responded. Jean-Pierre also repeatedly referred questions to the White House counsel’s office and the Justice Department – as she has done since Wednesday, which was her first press briefing since the White House announced the discovery of classified material in Biden’s personal possession.

Reporter: Since so many of our questions have been referred to the DOJ and to the White House Counsel’s Office, I’m sure you can understand that we’re in sort of an information blackout where DOJ refers us to the Special Counsel. They’re not holding any briefings. White House Counsel refers us to DOJ. So if you are not able to talk about this from the podium, would you invite a DOJ official to take our questions here — to the briefing room?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, you would have to go to the Department of Justice. That is not — this is a legal matter that is currently happening at the Department of Justice. And the President has been very, very clear … So I —

Reporter: Could you invite anybody else?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: — would refer you to the Department of Justice.

Reporter: The White House Counsel or the President’s personal lawyers? Anyone?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I — I just — I was just very clear. If you have any questions, I would refer you to the White House Counsel’s Office …
Reporter: We’re just not getting a lot of questions —
(Cross-talk.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Go ahead.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/jCDggP-4VOw
Info blackout:: DOJ refers us to Special Counsel. Not holding briefings, WH Counsel refers us to DOJ