W.H.: President’s Position on Lynch’s Role in Clinton Investigation Is ‘Not Relevant’

W.H.: President’s Position on Lynch’s Role in Clinton Investigation is ‘Not Relevant’ (Mediaite)

At the daily White House press briefing Friday, Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the president would remain uninvolved in Attorney General Loretta Lynch‘s decision to accept the recommendation of FBI investigators looking into Hillary Clinton.

The investigation was being handled completely independent of the president and the administration, Earnest said. President Obama “believes that this matter should be handled without regard to politics,” he added.

Lynch’s comments came in the wake of reports that she had met privately with Bill Clinton in Phoenix this week, despite the fact that the FBI is still conducting its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while Secretary of State.