Obama Says FBI Probe Into E-Mails a ‘Political Controversy’
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President Barack Obama said FBI Director James Comey’s decision to renew a probe of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails 11 days before the election had stirred a political controversy, but that the White House wouldn’t be seen meddling in the investigation.
Obama didn’t specifically criticize Comey in an interview posted online Wednesday by NowThis News. He appeared to question whether Comey was right to issue a three-paragraph letter informing members of Congress that the bureau was reviewing new information related to Clinton without offering specifics.