White House will ‘neither defend nor criticize’ FBI director for Clinton email announcement.

President Obama’s top spokesman deflected numerous questions on Monday about the firestorm surrounding FBI Director James Comey’s announcement that investigators were looking at new emails in connection with the probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

“My lack of independent knowledge about that decision-making prevents me from weighing in,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said during a media briefing.

“I’ll neither defend nor criticize what Director Comey has decided to communicate to the public about this investigation,” he added.

On Friday, Comey sent shock waves through the presidential race by writing a letter to congressional leaders announcing that investigators were reviewing new emails that appear “pertinent” to the FBI’s investigation into the private email server Clinton exclusively used as secretary of state. Last July, Comey criticized Clinton’s email server setup for risking the security of classified information, but he recommended no charges against Clinton or her aides.

By Colin Campbell.

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