{"id":1824045,"date":"2023-01-25T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1824045"},"modified":"2023-01-25T17:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T22:24:39","slug":"john-kirby-tries-to-defend-biden-on-classified-docs-leaves-out-one-very-important-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-tries-to-defend-biden-on-classified-docs-leaves-out-one-very-important-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kirby Tries To Defend Biden On Classified Docs \u2013 Leaves Out One Very Important Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-kirby-tries-to-defend-biden-on-classified-docs-leaves-out-one-very-important-detail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1824045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Retired Rear Admiral <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/oh-please-brian-kilmeade-cant-hold-back-when-john-kirby-tries-to-spin-afghanistan-withdrawal-as-great-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Kirby<\/a> attempted to defend President Joe Biden on Wednesday amid the ongoing classified documents scandal \u2014 but when he answered a question from Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, he left out one very important detail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/oh-my-goodness-peter-doocy-catches-karine-jean-pierre-off-guard-with-classified-docs-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doocy<\/a> asked what the proper procedure was for someone who had removed classified material \u2014 whether accidentally or intentionally \u2014 from a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF). <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/ludicrous-john-kirby-laughs-off-suggestion-that-the-country-behind-9-11-might-have-infected-biden-on-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirby<\/a> That the right action is for the individual to \u201cself-report\u201d \u2014 and then claimed that Biden had done just that, omitting the fact that it had taken the president years to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOOCY: &#8220;What happens to someone in the chain of command if they do leave [a SCIF] with a piece of classified material\u2026?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>KIRBY: &#8220;You self report, which is exactly what the president did.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/apx8NKBcaJ\">pic.twitter.com\/apx8NKBcaJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1618327382997479425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually what happens to someone in the chain of command if they do leave [a SCIF] with a piece of classified material that they\u2019re not supposed to have or that is not secure?\u201d Doocy was asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2026 ah \u2026 if you do it inadvertently or you do it and you realize you don\u2019t have it secured in a locked bag, you know, you self-report,\u201d Kirby responded, adding: \u201cWhich is exactly what the president did, self-report. But you self-report and you make sure that you get the material back secured where it belongs and that you\u2019re transparent about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone was buying Kirby\u2019s explanation, however, and a number pointed out the fact that even if Biden had \u201cself-reported,\u201d he hadn\u2019t done so until years after he took possession of the classified materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WH did *not* self-report. Biden\u2019s lawyers called the White House, which informed National Archives. DoJ only learned of this evident crime because NARA\u2019s inspector general learned of it and called DoJ. Team Silver Alert was hoping NARA would bury this,\u201d Phineas Fahrquar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irishspy\/status\/1618359093013667840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just guessing that a lower-level government employee who took classified information, kept it in his garage, and then \u2018self-reported\u2019 several years later wouldn\u2019t get off with zero punishment,\u201d Doug Powers also added.<\/p>\n<p>George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley pointed out that Kirby \u2014 who is currently serving as the Coordinator for Strategic Communications for the National Security Council \u2014 was clearly allowed to answer questions that Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had referred to the White House Counsel\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiddle me this: why can the Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answer basic questions about classification rules but not the White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre?\u201d Turley asked.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Riddle me this: Why can John Kirby (Coordinator for Strategic Communications) answer basic questions regarding classification rules, but not Karine Jean-Pierre (White House Press secretary)?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1618342778588778498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2026The position of the White House has become entirely untethered from any legal or logical justification. It is still a calculated use to block the press and public.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1618343289291407362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He noted that Jean-Pierre refused to answer questions that did not relate to classified documents rules, and he concluded, \u201cThe position of the White House has become entirely untethered from any legal or logical justification. What remains is a calculated use of the investigation to stonewall the public and the press.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Rear Admiral John Kirby attempted to defend President Joe Biden on Wednesday amid the ongoing classified documents scandal \u2014 but when he answered a question from Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, he left out one very important detail. 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