FBI Director: No Charges Appropriate in Clinton Email Case

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey says the FBI is completing its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and referring the matter to the Justice Department for a prosecution decision.

He said Clinton used several different servers and numerous mobile devices for personal and work emails. The FBI read all 30,000 emails in the probe.

Comey said 110 emails in 52 email chains were determined to contain classified information at the time they were sent. He said eight email chains contained information that was top secret.

According to Comey, investigators found no evidence that Clinton deleted any work related emails on purpose. But he added that Clinton and her staff “were extremely careless in their handling of highly classified information.”

Comey said it is possible that hostile actors gained access to Clinton’s email account. He said Clinton used private servers “extensively” in other countries.

Comey said that although there is evidence of potential violations, “our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case”.