I don&#x27;t think that&#x27;s accurate to say.  The White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said in his briefing a day or two ago that the administration backs Comey&#x27;s efforts.  US attorney general Loretta Lynch said she backs Comey too.  Obama is the only one who hasn&#x27;t made a public statement about this issue.<p>Chain of command, by the way, is Obama &gt; Lynch &gt; Comey.  They&#x27;re certainly in communication and agreement about this issue.<p>You might think Obama would feel differently given his rebuke of China last year for attempting to set the same kind of precedent.  But no, he fails to see the similarity.  It&#x27;s scary.  The highest ranking official who understands this issue is Ted Lieu.