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Endorsements Roll in for Clinton amid 'Criminal Investigation'

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Support for Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House is growing, with major endorsements coming in for the presumptive Democratic nominee this week.

In a YouTube video released by the Clinton Campaign, Obama said of Clinton, "I know how hard this job can be that's why I know Hillary Clinton will be so good at it. In fact, I don't think there has ever been someone so qualified to hold this office."

Watch President Obama's endorsement:

Obama's announcement came shortly after he met with Clinton's opponent, Bernie Sanders, at the White House, calling the senator from Vermont a patriot.

Sanders, who's still in the race for now, says he'll work with Clinton in the near future to defeat Republican contender Donald Trump.

Clinton also landed a big endorsement from a lawmaker some liberals hope will win over Sanders supporters: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who's often mentioned as a potential running mate for the former secretary of state.

"Hillary Clinton won, and she won because she's a fighter, she's out there, she's tough and I think this is what we need," Warren said.

Meanwhile, Trump wasted no time in blasting the president for his support for Clinton's presidential bid.

"Obama just endorsed crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama -- but nobody else does!" the billionaire tweeted Thursday.

The Clinton campaign tweeted back: "Delete your account."

But even as the big endorsements came in there was also a reminder of Clinton's lingering scandals. Just minutes after the president endorsed her, White House press secretary Josh Earnest admitted that the FBI probe into her emails is a "criminal investigation."

Clinton faces possible prosecution for conducting classified government business through a private email server.

Earnest made it clear that the president's endorsement of Clinton wouldn't be interpreted inside the FBI as a signal to let her off the hook.

The email scandal is also set to be played out on the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a series of films taking aim at Bill and Hillary Clinton is set to hit theaters and online.

The biggest may come from Dinesh D'Sousa, producer of the successful political documentary "2016: Obama's America," which follows the money trail at the Clinton Foundation. 

Meanwhile, the Clinton and Trump campaigns are gearing up for the general election in November, which is just 150 days away.

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