Obama Nicks FBI Director On Clinton Emails: 'We Don't Operate On Innuendo

WASHINGTON ' President Barack Obama has weighed in on the controversy surrounding FBI Director James Comeys decision to insert the bureau into the presidential campaign just days before the election.Obama, in an interview published Wednesday with Versha Sharma of NowThis, said hes made a very deliberate effort to make sure that it doesnt look like hes meddling in the process at the FBI.Setting aside the particulars of this case, I know that [Hillary Clinton]is somebody who has always looked out for the interests of America and the American people first, and I do think that there is a norm that when there are investigations, we dont operate on innuendo, we dont operate on incomplete information, we dont operate on leaks, we operate based on concrete decisions that are made, Obama said.When this was investigated thoroughly the last time, the conclusion of the FBI, the conclusion of the Justice Department, the conclusion of repeated congressional investigations was that, you know, she had made some mistakes, but that there wasnt anything there that was, you know, prosecutable, Obama continued.Obama said he knows and trusts Clinton.'We don't operate on innuendo' ' President Obama discusses Hillary, emails, and the FBI in an exclusive interview with NowThis pic.twitter.com/0J6tJyEYSh NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 2, 2016 Comey has faced criticism from both sides of the aisle over his decision to inform Congress on Friday that FBI agents had come across emails that may or may not be relevant to the Clinton investigation. Others within the Justice Department disagreed with his decision, which broke with the tradition of the FBI and DOJ avoiding announcements that could influence elections.Its unclear at this point whether the FBI or the Justice Department will be releasing any additional relevant information before Election Day on Tuesday. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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