Comey Says Agency Won’t Change Previous Decision Not To Recommend Charges

Comey letter: “We have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton.” pic.twitter.com/aa1eG4JZFo â€” MJ Lee (@mj_lee) November 6, 2016

The FBI will not recommend criminal charges against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton following its review of new evidence related to her use of a private email server.Â

In a letter released Sunday, FBI Director James Comey said the agency has reviewed all of the emails sent to or from Clinton while she was secretary of state.Â

Comey announced nine days ago in a letter to Congress that the FBI was looking into new evidence â€” which reportedly consisted of emails found on devices belong to disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner and/or his estranged wife, top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.Â

Comey’s widely criticized letter to Congress 11 days before the election helped fuel a surge in the polls for GOP nominee Donald Trump.Â

“Since my letter, the FBI investigative team has been working around the clock to process and review a large volume of emails from a device obtained in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation,” Comey wrote to members of the House Oversight Committee on Sunday. “During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State. Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton.”Â

“This is in essence the end…the FBI is finished with their review.” Nearly all were duplicates or personal. –@PeteWilliamsNBC â€” Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) November 6, 2016

FBI Dir just informed us “Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Sec Clinton” â€” Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) November 6, 2016

We were always confident nothing would cause the July decision to be revisited. Now Director Comey has confirmed ithttps://t.co/BMQQx9eRzw â€” Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) November 6, 2016

Comey gave Trump 75% of his closing argument, whipped up talk of IMPEACHMENT. and damaged image of his own bureau. for this. â€” Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) November 6, 2016

A November surprise that will lead all newscasts today and tomorrow. https://t.co/EetNQUJJRl â€” Andrew Cohen (@JustADCohen) November 6, 2016

This is why the @FBI doesn’t comment on ongoing investigations â€” and why Comey is in deep doo doo going forward. â€” Emily Cahn (@CahnEmily) November 6, 2016

After dropping a partisan bomb on the election, James Comey issues an “oh never mind” letter. pic.twitter.com/xeFDYiUaqT â€” Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 6, 2016

Since Comey’s letter on 10/28, @HillaryClinton‘s net unfavorable rating doubled from -7 to -14, per RCP average. pic.twitter.com/rVCcheeOv1 â€” Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 6, 2016

Will be fascinating to see if media coverage of this is as pervasive as was the coverage of the initial Comey letter. https://t.co/hfHE3N8yxL â€” Andrew Cohen (@JustADCohen) November 6, 2016

Cause and effect definitely *not* totally clear, but Clinton went from 81% in our forecast pre-Comey letter to 65% now. pic.twitter.com/D8chd6raRD â€” Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 6, 2016