Karine Jean-Pierre snaps again at press as she avoids questions on Biden's ... trends now
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at reporters for the fifth briefing in a row as she avoided answers questions on the classified files found in Joe Biden's think tank and Wilmington, Delaware home.
Her time at the podium has been getting more contentious as the media continues to ask abouts about the White House's transparency about the documents, whether she will bring other officials to the press room to answer questions she can't and if the president will speak with the special counsel.
She grew short with Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, who said she wanted to ask Biden's spokesperson '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.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snaps at reporters for fifth briefing in a row
The White House has struggled to answer questions on Biden's classified documents
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.
When CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked about security procedures at the White House - and not about the Justice Department investigation, Jean-Pierre said: 'To be clear, I'm going to refer you to the my colleagues at the White House Counsel's Office. They will be able to address that particular questions. I'm just not going to address something that is even related to an ongoing legal process.'
'Why not?, Weijia responded. 'I mean, I'm having a hard time understanding why you can't answer questions about procedure.'
'I just said to you, the White House Counsel's Office will be able to address that question,' Jean-Pierre said.
When the press secretary kept referring questions to the Justice Department and the White House counsel's office, Weijia asked: 'Just to be clear - from this point on. Are you not going to be taking questions about the classified data?'
Jean-Pierre didn't answer directly.
'I have been very clear over and over again, we're going to be prudent here. We're going to be consistent as this particular matter is being is being looked at. There's a legal process
