With accusations of political interference flying, Obama is trying to keep his distance as an internal government spat bursts into public view. “I’ll neither defend nor criticize what Director Comey has decided to communicate to the public about this investigation,” Earnest said, referring to FBI Director James Comey. The emails were found during an unrelated investigation involving former Rep. Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of a close Clinton aide. Earnest argued he couldn’t second-guess the FBI director without knowing all the circumstances behind his decision. And criticizing Comey for informing Congress about the new emails could elicit accusations that Obama was trying to put the thumb on the scale to help Clinton.

Source: New Strait Times November 01, 2016 08:41 UTC