FBI: Decision not to charge Clinton over emails stands
FBI: Decision not to charge Clinton over emails stands
The FBI stands by its earlier decision not to charge Hillary Clinton over her use of private email servers, Director James Comey told Congress in a letter Sunday.
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Hillary Clinton's campaign said they're glad the matter is resolved [AFP]
FBI Director James Comey on Sunday told Congress that a review of new Hillary Clinton emails has "not changed our conclusions" from earlier this year that she should not face charges.
Comey statement came in a letter sent to Congress Sunday, just two days before Election Day.
In July, he chastised the Democratic presidential hopeful’s use of the private mail servers but said that the bureau would not be recommending criminal charges.
The new letter follows one Comey sent late last month in which he said agents would be reviewing newly discovered emails that may be connected to Clinton.
They were found on the computer of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced congressman and estranged husband of Clinton's close aide Huma Abedin.
Comey has come under fire for reigniting the debate surrounding Clinton’s emails so close to the elections, with some Clinton campaign members suggesting that some within the FBI were attempting to influence the outcome of the strongly contested elections in favour of Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri on Sunday welcomed Comey’s latest move.
"We are glad to see that he has found, as we were confident that he would, that he's confirmed the conclusions that he reached in July," Palmieri told reporters.
"And we're glad that this matter is resolved."
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