White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
PresidentJoe Bidenisn’t worried about a decision to release documents related to theJan. 6 insurrectioncoming back to haunt him.
Former PresidentDonald Trump, whose supporters stormed the building in Washington in January, has cited executive privilege in his objection to the release of certain documents,according to theWashington Post.
With help from the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice and White House counsel Dana Remus, Biden, 78, determined that an assertion of executive privilege in the Jan. 6 matter is not in the best interest of the country,CNN reports.
“Has there been any concern or conversation about what might happen one day when the shoe is on the other foot?” CBS News reporter Ed O’Keefe asked at Thursday’s briefing.
“This President has no intention to lead an insurrection on our nation’s Capitol,” Psaki said, in a not-so-veiled dig at the former president.
“Actually,” she replied, “we don’t see it that way.”
Psaki explained White House reasoning, saying, “It is ultimately important for people to understand and remember that January 6th was an incredibly dark day — one of the darkest days in our democracy … What we’re talking about here is getting to the bottom of that.”
Psaki went on to say that the administration will act with caution when it comes to releasing documents.
Before moving on to other questions, Psaki addressed the unprecedented nature of the very attack that the committee is investigating. “The uniqueness of that, I think, is important context,” she said.
source: people.com
