White House claim Biden wasn't briefed on Trump investigation contradicted by National Archives
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter
September 07, 2022 12:49 PM
The White House's claim President Joe Biden was not briefed about the investigation into former President Donald Trump appears to have been contradicted by a letter from the head of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Biden officials have repeatedly said the White House did not know about the raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort ahead of time. However, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre seemed to go much further on Aug. 31. Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing Biden had not been briefed on any part of the criminal investigation, which has been active for months.
That claim appears to be contradicted by a National Archives letter identified on Monday by U.S. District Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon when she granted Trump's request for a special master in the case.
In her ruling, Cannon pointed out that a letter from the National Archives to Trump’s legal team in May concluded by saying: “NARA will provide the FBI access to the records in question, as requested by the incumbent President, beginning as early as Thursday, May 12, 2022.”
The “incumbent president” was Biden.
The White House and the National Archives did not respond to a request for comment.
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