On 1/12/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “a couple of basic geography questions you may not be able to answer. But is the library a room adjacent to the garage?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Again, I — I don’t have any — any of this information that I can provide. I would — this is under review. I would — I would refer you to …

Reporter: And is the President’s Corvette stored in the garage where the documents were found? Just for pure fact purposes.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I — I will basically repeat what the President said. His Corvette is in the garage. I’m not going to go beyond what the President said.

Reporter: Okay. And on the transparency issue: Would you admit that, earlier this week, the White House shared incomplete information? I think that when we all heard Merrick Garland say that these documents at the residence were found on December 20th, that they were notified — that was pretty surprising to all of us based on the statements that you and the President and the Counsel’s Office had made.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: … last night — right? — they completed the search with documents being found last night.

And then, this morning, we put out — we put out — you heard from the White House Counsel. You — we put out the information on specifically what was found.

Reporter: But just one document was found last night?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The search was continuing.

Reporter: Sorry. Could you just clarify a little bit more about — when you say that “we informed the Archives immediately or the Department of Justice immediately,” since this happens in various points in time, what exactly was said at which juncture? Because it seems to be there’s some conflict there in some of the (inaudible).

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, again, I will refer you to the Department of Justice. What I can tell you is that his lawyers reached out to the Archivist …

Reporter: So, a few questions about the classified documents. First off, is the President willing to be interviewed by federal investigators about his handling of classified documents?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, first, let me just say: I’m just not going to get into hypotheticals. This is something for the Department of —

Reporter: It’s not a hypothetical question. There’s an investigation ongoing. Will the President speak to investigators?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s in the re- — it’s — ongoing review … the President has said he takes classified documents and information very seriously. This is something, as you all know, that he — that he will not shy away from saying and has continued to say this, this week … they immediately reached out to the Archives and the Department of Justice and did the — rightfully so — did the right thing …

Reporter: What, broadly, does the White House make of comparisons between President Biden’s handling of documents and former President Trump’s handling of documents?

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MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not going to get into politics from here. What I can say is what I’ve laid out, which is the President takes this very seriously. He does. He said this twice. And

Reporter: Karine, you have said repeatedly and the President has said he takes classified documents very seriously. If that’s the case, why were these classified documents being stored in his garage?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, again — and not just me, he has said this — you’ve heard the President say this twice already, and he’s said this before: Classified documents and information, he takes that very seriously. And —

Reporter: Does he think a garage as an appropriate place to store classified material?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not going to go into — into what he thinks or how he feels about what is currently happening.

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Q: geography question? A: refer to DOJ; Q: admit incomplete info? that was pretty surprising to all of us A: one doc, search was continuing