#shorts On 1/12/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “You have said repeatedly that the President’s lawyers did the right thing. But you also said earlier during the briefing, of the President’s lawyers immediately reaching out to the National Archives, that, quote, they were not “compelled” to do it; they did it “voluntarily.” Is it the position of the White House that legally the President could have just held on to these?”

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying they did the right thing. Period. I wouldn’t read into it. I’m saying that they did the right thing …

Reporter: But I guess I — I’m just a little confused, and I want to move on, but what did you mean when you said that they, you know, were not “compelled” to do it?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: They did it — they did it — they did the right thing. That’s it. I wouldn’t — I wouldn’t go into — down into a rabbit hole on this. They did the right thing by reaching out to the Archivist …

On 1/12/2023, Reporters grilled Jean-Pierre on ‘GarageGate’ and the cover-up involving the classified documents stored at Biden’s Delaware home. On Monday it was revealed top secret intelligence documents were found in Joe Biden’s private office shortly before the 2022 midterm elections. Joe Biden stored top-secret files with the “sensitive compartmented information” (SCIF) designation at Penn Biden Center in DC. Joe Biden’s aides found at least one more batch of classified documents at another location. Government officials discovered more classified documents at Joe Biden’s Delaware home – in the garage. US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents. Garland tapped Robert Hur as the special counsel.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/qI5q3tX6Vro
Q: President could have just held on to these? A: not down into a rabbit hole