President Obama and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton did not use their Tuesday flight on Air Force One to discuss the FBI’s determination that Clinton will not be indicted for her use of a private email server while she was his secretary of state, a White House spokesman said.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with the duo that he was sure they did not discuss the FBI Director James Comey’s announcement or the investigation. Additionally, Obama will not mention the development during his speech on Clinton’s behalf in Charlotte.
“The president is aware of the news,” Earnest said.
Earnest said administration officials are still wary of commenting on the matter given that Attorney General Loretta Lynch hasn’t yet said what she will do with Comey’s recommendation.
“Based on what we know from Director Comey’s comments, they’ve looked at this in excruciating detail,” Earnest did said about the investigation.
“With regard to the ongoing work at the Department of Justice, we have made clear time and time again that neither President Obama nor the White House is involved in that investigation,” Earnest reiterated.
