"In transparency, Karoline, why are White House officials then meeting with Representative Boebert in an effort to try and get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the files? Doesn't it show transparency that members of the Trump administration are willing to brief members of Congress whenever they please? Doesn't that show our level of transparency? Doesn't it show the level of transparency when we are willing to sit down with members of Congress and address their concerns?"
"That isthat's a defining factor of transparency: having discussions, having discussions with members of Congress about various issues. And I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the Situation Room in the press briefing room."
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, was questioned about reports that administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert to persuade her not to join a discharge petition seeking release of Jeffrey Epstein files. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and FBI Director Kash Patel attended the White House meeting. Leavitt denounced Democrats for releasing new emails about Trump's relationship with Epstein and framed transparency as holding discussions with members of Congress. Leavitt declined to detail conversations that took place in the Situation Room. Boebert joined Reps. Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, and Marjorie Taylor Greene in the effort to force public release of the full files.
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