But the Federal Bureau of Investigation director’s blistering televised statement excoriated her handling of national secrets, contradicted her past explanations about her emails and ensured she will remain on the defensive about voters’ views of her trustworthiness and judgment.
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Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, who will likely face Clinton in the general election, slammed the decision as “rigged”. On Tuesday, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan criticized a tweet posted by Trump over the weekend that many deemed to be anti-Semitic.
On the other side of the aisle, Bill Bloom chairs the Rock Island County Republicans. he does not think Clinton should have received a pass. “The attorney general sitting there saying, if I get Hillary off the hook I’m going to have four more years or eight more years, but if she loses I’m out of a job, it’s a bribe. And I’m here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton and I want you to help elect her to be the next President of the United States of America”, declared President Obama.
Some people 47 ABC spoke to in Salisbury said the FBI’s recommendations will push some reluctant supporters fully into the Clinton column. Clinton has been an “excellent leader” and the decision will give voters a chance to see that she will build on President Barack Obama’s record of accomplishment, he said. Agents also found three classified emails among the thousands Clinton never returned to the State Department. “No outside influence of any kind was brought to bear”, Comey said.
Shortly before the president and his would-be successor flew to Charlotte together, FBI Director James Comey announced he would not recommend charges against Mrs Clinton for her email practices.
“Today’s remarks by FBI Director James Comey make clear that Hillary Clinton lied about her emails and highlights just how far she went to hide her communications from the American public”, Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., said in a statement.
Reactions to the FBI’s decision to not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton broke along party lines by area political leaders.
Republicans say this only confirms bad judgment by the former Secretary of State. “No one should be above the law”. “She was guilty, and it turned out that we’re not going to press charges”.
Both Schier and Jacobs said Trump and Republicans may gain a temporary fundraising advantage from the latest headlines, but it’s unclear how it will affect voters as they head to the polls in November.
He condemned Clinton and her State Department aides for potentially exposing classified information to hostile governments, but determined that there was “no intentional misconduct”.
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Previously, in an interview with British television, Assange said that the emails should contain enough evidence to indict Clinton if the government wished to do so.
