The White House was not tipped off about the indictment against former President Donald Trump, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on March 31.
“All of us, including the president, found out about the news yesterday just like every other American through the news reports,” Jean-Pierre told reporters.
White House chief of staff Jeffrey Zients alerted President Joe Biden to the situation after perusing reports, Jean-Pierre said.
Biden, a Democrat, “was not given a heads-up,” she said.
She was speaking en route to Jackson, Mississippi. Biden was scheduled to tour areas struck by tornadoes in the state last week.
Trump, a Republican, has been indicted for reasons under seal, according to his legal representatives and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office….