UH HUH: WH defends Lynch’s record after Clinton meeting.

The White House on Friday defended the record of Attorney General Loretta Lynch and declined to weigh in on whether she erred in meeting with former President Bill Clinton on an airport tarmac in Phoenix earlier this week.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest avoided criticizing the meeting during the daily briefing Friday, instead deferring to the assessment from Lynch, who earlier in the day said she “wouldn’t do it again.” Her meeting raised eyebrows given the Justice Department’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email arrangement while she was secretary of State.

Earnest said he would let Lynch “render her own judgment” on whether the meeting was a bad idea. Lynch said that the meeting has “cast a shadow” over how the case may be perceived, announcing she’d “fully” accept whatever recommendations career prosecutors and investigators offer in the case.

“When it comes to judgment, there is no quarreling with the 30-year history that Loretta Lynch has established as a highly competent, highly successful federal prosecutor,” Earnest told reporters.

Earnest praised Lynch’s tenure as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, as well as her work since taking the helm of the Justice Department last year.

If you have to reach back to her pre-AG record, that’s bad. On the other hand, there’s this take on her tenure:

Not so impressive.