Obama to tell foe-to-friend story at Hillary Clinton event

“Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues meant to violate laws governing the handling of classified information”, Comey said, “there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information”.

After her FBI interview, Clinton refused to speculate on the timeline or possible conclusions of the FBI investigation, and would not comment on reports saying she would not be charged.

Obama’s first campaign appearance with the former first lady will close a circle of sorts on a relationship that started cordially as colleagues in the U.S. Senate, grew tense as rivals in the 2008 race, and became close as partners in the Obama administration when she served as his top diplomat. Obama will issue his first in-person call for Clinton’s election just as his administration completes its investigation into her email practices.

Clinton’s chances of winning the White House hinge on rallying Obama’s coalition to her cause.

Charlotte is the city where the Democratic Party re-nominated Obama to the presidency four years ago.

Clinton, who declined to comment further on the probe, promised that “I will continue to be as forthcoming as I can”. By the time the campaign and White House got around to rescheduling, Clinton aides said the landscape had shifted – they are now far less anxious about bringing along Bernie Sanders voters and more interested in using the president to rallying voters in one of the most divided general election battlegrounds.

Clinton and Obama won’t be the only politicians in North Carolina on Tuesday – Trump is speaking at night in Raleigh, accompanied by Sen.

The Democratic duo travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for a rally, the first in a series of high-profile events that Clinton hopes will energize voters, particularly minorities who remain enamored with the president, in crucial battleground states where the November election will be decided.

Obama narrowly won North Carolina in the 2008 presidential election, becoming the first Democrat to win the state since 1976.

Obama won’t just fire up these voters’ Clinton kudos, of course.

“Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail by President Obama and Crooked Hillary”, Trump said in a separate tweet Tuesday.

The foe-to-friend story will be at the centre of the Obama-Clinton show in Charlotte, North Carolina, aides to both say.

Can anyone really say he or she is surprised?

Obama also hasn’t shied away from ripping Trump at “official” events over the past year, including most recently during a foreign leaders’ summit in Canada. It wasn’t the first time Obama ripped into Trump overseas; less than a month after he announced his candidacy, Obama was shaming Trump for his criticism of Sen.

Their differences – including on trade and Syria – aren’t expected to be front and center when they take the stage together in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon.

I still think Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey will do the right thing, but it’s clear now that the fix is in, and always has been.