Story highlights The FBI director won't recommend charges against Clinton

But he was sharply critical of her handling of classified information

(CNN) FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday that the bureau would not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her handling of classified documents and sensitive information, which she conducted on a private email server during her time as secretary of state.

The end of the FBI's year-long investigation comes just weeks before the Democratic convention, during which Clinton is expected to become the party's nominee for president.

But even as Comey said the FBI wouldn't recommend charges -- the final decision will be made by the Department of Justice -- he also delivered a scathing verbal indictment of her behavior. Here are seven quotes from Comey on an issue that is sure to reverberate into the fall campaign:

1. "Extremely careless"

"Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information."

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