Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2023

March 31, 2023

Manhattan Grand Jury Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump

Q. Mr. President, any reaction to the Trump indictment?

Q. President Biden, are you at all concernedââ

Q. Your reaction to theâPresident Trump's indictment?

The President. No.

Q. Are you worried this will further divide our countryâthe indictment?

The President. I have no comment on that.

Manhattan Grand Jury Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump

Q. Are you at all concerned about possible protests in the wake of the indictment?

The President. No, I'm not going to talk about Trump's indictment.

Detention of U.S. Citizen and Wall Street Journal Correspondent Evan Gershkovich by Russia

Q. What's your message to Russia right now as they're detainingââ

The President. To whom?

Q. To Russia as they're detaining this Wall Street journalist reporter.

The President. Let him go. We're in the process.

Q. Have you spoken with his family?

Manhattan Grand Jury Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump

Q. Sir, what does this mean for the rule of law that former President Trump has been indicted? What do you think it means for the rule of law in our country?

The President. I have no comment at all on Trump.

Detention of U.S. Citizen and Wall Street Journal Correspondent Evan Gershkovich by Russia

Q. Are you going to expel Russian diplomats or journalists after they arrested the Wall Street Journal reporter?

The President. Am I going to what?

Q. Are you going to expel Russian diplomats or journalists?

The President. That's not the plan right now.

Q. Have you spoken to his family?

Manhattan Grand Jury Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump

Q. Mr. President, do you think that the charges against Trump are politically motivated?

The President. I have no comment on Trump.

Q. Are you worried about violenceââ

NOTE: The President spoke at 8:05 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White House prior to boarding Marine One.

Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, White House. Locations: Washington, DC.

Names: Gershkovich, Evan; Trump, Donald J.

Subjects: New York, Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Trump; Russia, detention of U.S. citizen and Wall Street Journal reporter; Russia, relations with U.S.

DCPD Number: DCPD202300252.