#shorts On 3/21/2023, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a good laugh after one reporter asked her whether President Joe Biden believed it was “appropriate for a person who is indicted to run for office.”

The question was posed by CNN reporter MJ Lee during the daily White House press briefing in a clear reference to former President Donald Trump, who is facing a possible indictment from a Manhattan grand jury in connection to his alleged 2016 hush-money scandal involving porn star Stormy Daniels. “So, nice way to ask MJ, very clever,” Jean-Pierre said as she laughed following the question before declining to answer.

“So, I’m going to be, again, really careful from here as it relates to any upcoming elections. Specifically, I’m assuming you’re talking about the 2024 election. I’m just not going to give any analysis, any foresight, any type of decision or thoughts on that because we are covered by the Hatch Act. So, I’m not going to speak to politics, and I’m just going to leave it there,” she added.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/Qfl_j-5-AuI
KJP laughs when asked if it’s ‘appropriate’ for indicted person to run for office