The White House said on Monday that FBI director James Comey likely isn’t trying to influence the election after he decided to inform Congress last Friday about a new investigation into emails that are possibly linked to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server.
President Obama “doesn’t believe Director Comey is intentionally trying to influence the outcome of an election,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday, according to a live video feed of his remarks.
“The president doesn’t believe [Comey is] secretly strategizing to benefit one candidate or one political party,” Earnest added.
Last week, Clinton took aim at the FBI director.
“It’s pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election,” Clinton said at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to the New York Times. “In fact, it’s not just strange; it’s unprecedented and it is deeply troubling.”
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