{"id":2413640,"date":"2025-03-18T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-snaps-back-at-cnns-kaitlan-collins-over-biden-evidence-question-youre-a-reporter\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:31:02","slug":"karoline-leavitt-snaps-back-at-cnns-kaitlan-collins-over-biden-evidence-question-youre-a-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/karoline-leavitt-snaps-back-at-cnns-kaitlan-collins-over-biden-evidence-question-youre-a-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Karoline Leavitt Snaps Back at CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins Over Biden &#8216;Evidence&#8217; Question: &#8216;You&#8217;re a Reporter&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fkaroline-leavitt-snaps-back-at-cnns-kaitlan-collins-over-biden-evidence-question-youre-a-reporter%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=2413640&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--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sparred with CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins on the issue of whether former President Joe Biden was aware of the documents he was signing while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Collins asked Leavitt during a Monday news conference whether President Donald Trump, who noted that many Biden executive orders were signed with an autopen, was told by attorneys that he has the authority to reverse a pardon signed by that autopen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-karoline-leavitt-obliterates-ap-reporter-talking-like-child-press-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> answered that Trump was &ldquo;begging the question&rdquo; that &ldquo;a lot of journalists in this room should be asking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president was raising the point that, did the president even know about these pardons? Was his legal signature used without his consent or knowledge?&rdquo; Leavitt answered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not just the president or me raising those questions, Kaitlan,&rdquo; she continued, noting that one <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/14\/us-news\/trump-establishes-far-more-restrictive-autopen-rules-as-biden-aides-murmur-about-possible-misuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post said even Biden administration officials had the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/staffer-suspected-abusing-biden-auto-pen-two-ex-wh-insiders-speak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a question that everybody in this room should be looking into,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Collins retorted that Biden was on the record discussing the preemptive pardons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WATCH: Karoline Leavitt calls out CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins questioning Trump&rsquo;s query on whether Biden was aware his signature on pardons was being stamped by autopen:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is there any evidence that he wasn&rsquo;t aware of it?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re a reporter. You should find out.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBYI7mCLVA\">pic.twitter.com\/PBYI7mCLVA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVNewsNow\/status\/1901690622882566260?\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> Leavitt then asked whether he was &ldquo;aware of his signature being used on every single pardon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is there any evidence &hellip; that he wasn&rsquo;t aware of it?&rdquo; Collins responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re a reporter. You should find out,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-shreds-new-york-times-pitiful-report-trumps-cabinet-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a> shot back.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy over the autopen signatures comes after the Oversight Project, an initiative of the Heritage Foundation, learned that the pardons for the Biden family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol incursion &ldquo;have the same exact Biden autopen signature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; Autopen Update &#128680;<br \/> We analyzed Biden&rsquo;s Jan. 19, 2025 &ldquo;pardons&rdquo; for:<\/p>\n<p>-Biden Family Members<br \/> -Anthony Fauci<br \/> -General Milley<br \/> -J6 Committee<br \/> -Gerald Lundergan<\/p>\n<p>They all have the same exact Biden autopen signature <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jc6mkx37il\">https:\/\/t.co\/jc6mkx37il<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8VeBDwLNv7\">pic.twitter.com\/8VeBDwLNv7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Project (@OversightPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightPR\/status\/1899520975156216146?\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> The group also noted that a pardon issued on Dec. 30, 2022, via autopen came while Biden was vacationing and golfing in the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The document said, it was &ldquo;Signed in the City of Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;Biden Autopen Pardons on VACATION?&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>Who is behind this autopen on 12\/30\/2022 that pardoned six criminals (with the exact same autopen signature) while Joe Biden was vacationing and golfing in the U.S. Virgin Islands?<\/p>\n<p>Note they all say they are &ldquo;Signed in the City of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b0SEtalm4N\">https:\/\/t.co\/b0SEtalm4N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dN7BbVOiVj\">pic.twitter.com\/dN7BbVOiVj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oversight Project (@OversightPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OversightPR\/status\/1899185791269810512?\">March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> The Oversight Project previously d a number of documents in the federal register that &ldquo;used the same autopen signature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The notable exception was &ldquo;the announcement that the former President was dropping out of the race last year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;WHOEVER CONTROLLED THE AUTOPEN CONTROLLED THE PRESIDENCY&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>We gathered every document we could find with Biden&rsquo;s signature over the course of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>All used the same autopen signature except for the the announcement that the former President was dropping out of the&hellip; 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