{"id":540246,"date":"2023-01-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/white-house-struggles-with-messaging-strategy-over-biden-documents\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T01:00:00","slug":"white-house-struggles-with-messaging-strategy-over-biden-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-struggles-with-messaging-strategy-over-biden-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"#White House struggles with messaging strategy over Biden documents\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738d6c4ee2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2738d6c4ee2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-struggles-with-messaging-strategy-over-biden-documents\/#White_House_struggles_with_messaging_strategy_over_Biden_documents\" >White House struggles with messaging strategy over Biden documents\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"White_House_struggles_with_messaging_strategy_over_Biden_documents\"><\/span>White House struggles with messaging strategy over Biden documents\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/bidenjoe_mlk_011523_ap_carolynkaster-1.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The White House is once again struggling with its messaging, this time on the discovery of classified documents from President Biden\u2019s time as vice president, where administration officials have sought to minimize the damage due to the revelation but have struggled to address it cohesively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, meanwhile, have had scattered reactions, ranging from praising the Biden administration over its cooperation with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and National Archives to suggesting a congressional review of the materials over national security concerns. Others have acknowledged what a political headache it has become for the president.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The disjointed responses are in part a reflection of mixed messaging by the White House, including when it prematurely told reporters last week that a search of classified documents potentially kept by Biden was \u201ccomplete\u201d before the administration said days later that more documents were found.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have been adamant that they are limited in how much they can say about the discovery of the documents, what\u2019s in them and when the president was informed of the situation, citing an ongoing Justice Department investigation and the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment of a special counsel by Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland, who was chosen by Biden to lead the agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that there\u2019s a tension between the need to be cooperative with an ongoing DOJ investigation and rightful demands for additional public information. And so we\u2019re trying to strike that balance and being as clear as we can,\u201d Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson for investigations, told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the matter to the public has largely been left to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has at times sparred with reporters over questions about why the White House didn\u2019t reveal the discovery when it was made in November, when Biden learned of it and whether any other searches were underway.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jean-Pierre said that \u201cyou should assume that it\u2019s been completed, yes\u201d in response to a question about a second set of documents that turned up at Biden\u2019s home in Delaware, including in his garage. But on Saturday, the White House acknowledged that five more classified documents had been found at Biden\u2019s home \u2014 the first time it was the administration, not a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> report, that revealed a discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When questioned on Tuesday over whether she\u2019s being directed to not be forthcoming, Jean-Pierre said that she knew as much as the press did at the end of last week, before the next discovery was revealed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>She also pushed back when asked if she\u2019s upset that she came out to the briefing on Friday with incomplete and inaccurate information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, what I\u2019m concerned about is making sure that we do not politically interfere in the Department of Justice, that we continue to be consistent over the last two years. And that is continue to refer you all when it comes to an ongoing process,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre also added that she and other members of the press office found out about the documents in Biden\u2019s office in Washington in November when CBS broke the news last week. The press secretary has also faced questions about whether the White House would have disclosed the findings at all if not for the CBS report.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC on Sunday that one of the biggest questions the White House has to answer is who decided not to tell the public last year when Biden\u2019s attorneys found the materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe political problem is the one that nobody has talked about yet, which is, why did they wait to tell us? I mean, they knew this before midterms,\u201d Christie said. \u201cIf you\u2019re Joe Biden, who says, \u2018I must be transparent. Donald Trump\u2019s not. He is irresponsible for having these in his home.\u2019 And meanwhile now he knows he\u2019s got a bunch in his home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the real interesting part of the special counsel investigation, more interesting than the documents themselves \u2026 will be, who made that decision? Did Ron Klain make that decision?\u201d Christie said in reference to Biden\u2019s chief of staff, one of the president\u2019s closest longtime aides and confidants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Matt Bennett, a Democratic strategist and co-founder of centrist think tank Third Way, said it has likely been frustrating for the White House press office to be limited in what it can share with the public. He disputed that the White House\u2019s messaging has made the situation worse, arguing many officials in the building are likely dealing with the same uncertainties as the press.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis happens where the information comes out slowly, and there\u2019s always this idea that somehow the magical communications person could have made this all go away by perfectly packaging the info so nobody would follow up,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were some signs the White House was starting to get its messaging strategy in order roughly a week after the story first broke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bob Bauer, a personal attorney for the president, issued a lengthy statement on Saturday that included a detailed timeline of events and offered an explanation for why the White House may be limited in what it can say. Bauer cited a desire to avoid offering incomplete information, and he noted that frequent disclosures that reveal details about witnesses or contents of the documents could undermine the DOJ investigation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>And the White House organized a press call for reporters on Tuesday to field questions from reporters amid intense criticism that they had not been forthcoming with the public about each new discovery of classified documents \u2014 and took the opportunity to take a shot at the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time that the president and his team have been fully cooperating, acting responsibly and ensuring that this is handled properly, you\u2019ve seen something far different emerging among elected Republicans. What are they doing? They\u2019ve decided that it\u2019s time for more political stunts and theater,\u201d Sams said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House specifically targeted new House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and his response to the discovery of classified documents, comparing his response to the FBI seizing classified documents from former President Trump\u2019s Florida home. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Sams highlighted that Comer said investigating Trump\u2019s handling of documents won\u2019t be a priority for Republicans but has said that his committee will be investigating Biden\u2019s handling of documents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s on TV openly admitting that he doesn\u2019t care about the underlying issue and doesn\u2019t even think that President Biden has knowledge about it,\u201d Sams said, addressing an interview Comer gave to CNN over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The document controversy has overshadowed what the White House hoped would be an opportunity to contrast Biden\u2019s accomplishments during his first two years in office with some of the dysfunction over the Speakership that was displayed by the new House Republican majority.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Instead, recent press briefings have been dominated by questions about who knew what and when they were informed, and Democrats who appeared on Sunday shows were pressed for their assessment of the document discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Adam Schiff (Calif.), a longtime leading Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and its former chairman, said on Sunday that the administration will need to answer questions about why the discovery on Nov. 2 wasn\u2019t revealed when it happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the administration will need to answer that question. I\u2019m going to reserve judgment until they do,\u201d he told ABC, adding though that the way the Biden team handled finding documents was \u201ca very sharp contrast\u201d to Trump\u2019s handling of them.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who is retiring in 2024, had a different take on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s certainly embarrassing. Right?\u201d she told NBC. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s embarrassing that you would find a small number of documents, certainly not on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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