FBI Director James Comey has announced that his agency will not recommend any criminal charges against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as a result of a probe into the former Secretary of State’s emails and use of a private server while still at the State Department. Comey said:
“No reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.”
Comey did remark, however, that there was evidence that Clinton and her staff were “extremely careless” during her tenure as the nation’s top diplomat.
The FBI Director also noted that despite a meeting between former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, neither the Department of Justice or the White House knew what he was going to announce today. Comey added that the FBI investigation into Secretary Clinton is nearing its end.
For his part, Donald Trump took to Twitter and made these posts:
The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2016
FBI director said Crooked Hillary compromised our national security. No charges. Wow! #RiggedSystem
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2016
At least this time he left the Star of David off.
This article was originally published by the same author at LiberalAmerica.org.