--- title: Obama Says ‘No Political Influence’ in Clinton Email Probe description: President Obama said politics will not interfere with the Justice Department’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server canonical: https://time.com/4287741/obama-clinton-email-fox/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-10T14:12:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:50:01.829Z article:section: Politics og:title: Obama Says There Will Be ‘No Political Influence’ In Clinton Email Probe og:description: “Nobody is above the law. 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President Obama said in an interview with Fox News that aired Sunday that politics will not interfere with the Justice Department's probe into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server when she was secretary of state._  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 10, 2016 2:12 PM UTC  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Apr 10, 2016 2:12 PM UTC President Obama on Sunday said [politics will not interfere with the Justice Department’s probe](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/10/exclusive-obama-defends-terror-fight-vows-no-influence-in-clinton-email-probe.html?intcmp=hpbt1) into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. The commander-in-chief’s comments came from his [interview with _Fox News Sunday_](http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/06/media/president-obama-fox-news/), which was taped Friday and included a range of topics, including his efforts to defeat ISIS and his praise of Clinton’s work for the State Department. “I guarantee that there is no political influence in any investigation conducted by the Justice Department, or the FBI, not just in this case, but in any case,” Obama told Fox News’ Chris Wallace. “Nobody is above the law. How many times do I have to say it?” Obama said there was “carelessness in terms of managing emails” but said he still doesn’t believe the [emails](http://time.com/3739541/transcript-hillary-clinton-email-press-conference/?iid=sr-link1) breached national security. He also said his top priority as President is protecting Americans from terrorists. “I’m the guy who calls the families, or meets with them, or hugs them, or tries to comfort a mom, or a dad, or a husband, or a kid, after a terrorist attack,” he said. “So let’s be very clear about how much I prioritize this: This is my No. 1 job.” \[[Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/10/exclusive-obama-defends-terror-fight-vows-no-influence-in-clinton-email-probe.html?intcmp=hpbt1)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4287741/obama-clinton-email-fox/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4287741/obama-clinton-email-fox/"},"headline":"Obama Says There Will Be ‘No Political Influence’ in Clinton Email Probe","datePublished":"2016-04-10T14:12:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T08:50:01.829Z","description":"“Nobody is above the law. 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