#shorts On 8/14/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “welcome — welcome to your — to the briefing room —
Reporter: Thank you.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: — in your new role.
Reporter: Thank you. I appreciate it, Karine. You mentioned earlier the fact that David Weiss, as U.S. attorney, was appointed by former President Trump. That has been a fact that many Democrats, many allies of the White House have used to defend the plea deal that was previously in place, as well as the five-year timeframe that this investigation had been — had been taking. And so, I’m wondering, you know, if the President believes that appointing a special counsel or transitioning Weiss to special counsel bolsters the independence of that investigation.

KJP: That is something I’m just not going to speak to. We believe in the independence of the Department of Justice. I’m just not going to speak to that from here.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/t0iDFNE1QQ8
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