White House declines comment on the Trump search affidavit because there's an ongoing investigation

Record ID: 1686390

  • Title: White House declines comment on the Trump search affidavit because there's an ongoing investigation
  • Date: 26th August 2022
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 26, 2022) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE SAYING "We feel that it is not appropriate for us to comment on this. This is an independent investigation that that the Department of Justice is leading and that is something that the President finds is an important thing to do, for the Department of Justice to have that independence. We are just not going to comment." WIDE SHOT OF WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE
  • Embargoed: 9th September 2022 19:57
  • Keywords: Biden FBI search Justice Department Trump White House classified documents documents
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Government/Politics,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001093326082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday (August 26) the White House would not comment on legal documents released related to the FBI seizing classified documents from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.
    The U.S. Justice Department released a redacted version of the legal document that allowed the FBI to seize classified government records from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
    Substantial portions of 23 pages of the 38-page document were blacked out, with the text on 11 pages of them redacted entirely.
    The search in Palm Beach marked a significant escalation in one of the many federal and state investigations Trump is facing from his time in office and in private business.
    The Republican former president has suggested he might run for the White House again.
    (Production: Deborah Lutterbeck)
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