Latest: Obama Says Clinton Email Issue Is ‘Blown Up’

Latest: Obama Says Clinton Email Issue Is ‘Blown Up’
President Barack Obama at a campaign event for the Ohio Democratic Party and for the Senate bid for former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH., on Oct. 13, 2016. AP Photo/Susan Walsh
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WASHINGTON— The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

10:50 a.m.

President Barack Obama says Hillary Clinton made an “honest mistake” by using private email that is now “being blown up into just some crazy thing.”

Obama is offering his first public comments on revelations the FBI is looking into more emails. Obama said in an interview posted Wednesday with the online news outlet NowThis that he’s trying to avoid looking like he’s meddling in an independent process.