Karoline Leavitt blasts Raskin as 'zero credibility', calls MS NOW coverage 'left-wing propaganda'

WASHINGTON, DC: A tense exchange in the White House briefing room quickly escalated into a sharp political clash, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected allegations tied to President Donald Trump.

What began as a question about a congressional letter soon turned into sharp criticism of a Democratic lawmaker and media coverage surrounding the claims during the Wednesday, March 25, briefing.

Karoline Leavitt unloads on Jamie Raskin

Responding to a question about a letter sent by Rep Jamie Raskin to the Department of Justice, Leavitt immediately dismissed both the congressman and his claims.

“Yes, I saw that letter from Congressman Raskin this morning, who, I would add, has zero credibility, and this letter was clearly a cheap political stunt,” she said.

Leavitt went on to argue that the claims referenced in the letter were rooted in unreliable material tied to Jack Smith.

“What the congressman did here, Brian, and for everyone in the room who’s hopefully not reporting on this as fact, is that he took untrue and salacious claims in a memo that was produced by Jack Smith, who has been completely discredited for his lawfare and his witch hunts against this president, and that information was unverified. It never even made it into the indictment because it was so unverified,” she said.

She also pointed to the legal outcome of the case, adding, “What happened to that indictment anyway? It was thrown out, and Jack Smith has been proven, again, to be a prosecutor on a witch hunt against President Trump.”

Karoline Leavitt blasts MS NOW

Leavitt then widened her criticism to include media outlets that had reported on the claims, singling out MS NOW.

“And in fact, this story that was concocted by Congressman Raskin was so ridiculous, I understand his communications team reached out to some outlets in this room who responsibly said, ‘We’re not going to write this because this is just too much’. However, of course, MS NOW did write that story because they continue to be left-wing propaganda for the Democrat party,” she said.

Doubling down, Leavitt concluded, “But I think Jack Smith has been proven to be a liar and a fraud, and this is, again, a cheap political stunt from a Democrat on Capitol Hill who I think wants to get himself on cable television.”

The dispute stems from Raskin’s letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, in which he raised concerns about how the Justice Department handled information tied to Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents after leaving office.