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Obama backs the FBI director, but not necessarily his decision to go public about the newfound emails

President Obama is standing by FBI Director James B. Comey after he publicized the existence of newfound emails possibly related to Hillary Clinton's private server just days before the election, even as prominent legal experts criticized the move as a dangerous precedent.

But the White House clearly wasn't happy Monday with all the public discussion about an ongoing investigation, a break with decades of law enforcement practice.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said he would neither criticize nor defend Comey’s decision to inform Congress that the FBI is looking into newly uncovered emails that might be relevant to its investigation of the private server Clinton used while secretary of State.

Obama has confidence in Comey’s ability to do his job, Earnest said, while making it clear that Comey will ultimately have to answer for the move.

“The president doesn’t believe that Director Comey is intentionally trying to influence the outcome of an election,” Earnest said. “The president doesn’t believe that he’s secretly strategizing to benefit one candidate or one political party. He’s in a tough spot. And he’s the one who will be in a position to defend his actions."

Earnest noted that legal experts and former senior Justice Department officials who'd served under both Republican and Democratic administrations condemned Comey's move.

Earnest echoed their concerns, saying that the Justice Department has expansive powers to intrude on the privacy of private citizens.

“The president believes that our democracy has been very well-served for more than two centuries by officials at the Department of Justice and FBI observing long-standing traditions that limit public discussion of investigations whether an election is around the corner or not,” Earnest said.