Former Florida Congressman Allen West wrote in a blog post Wednesday that he was "delighted" the FBI will not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system as secretary of state.

"I can't thank Director [James] Comey enough for coming to this decision," West wrote.

The conservative firebrand said he "always" had "concern" President Barack Obama would "release the hounds" on Clinton in an effort to replace her as the presumptive Democratic nominee with Vice President Joe Biden.

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16 PHOTOS Reaction to FBI director's statement on Hillary Clinton's emails See Gallery Reaction to FBI director's statement on Hillary Clinton's emails The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgment. FBI director said Crooked Hillary compromised our national security. No charges. Wow! #RiggedSystem Statement of @FBI 's Comey, recommending no charges but rebuking @HillaryClinton for carelessness, is about best result she could get. The fix is in. No accountability. Pathetic. Absolutely outrageous presser by Comey. DOJ/FBI is supposed to speak in court. If it won't make statements in court, it shouldn't make them. No recommendation of criminal charges! It is over! Let Hillary and the country move on! Repeat: it is over. No criminal charges. Now we ponder which is more irresponsible: @HillaryClinton 's identifying classified emails or @realDonaldTrump identifying racist retweets She mishandled top secret classified material in an "extremely careless" manner...which is not "grossly negligent," apparently? The FBI decision shows once again how the Clintons and others at the top get to live by a different set of rules from everyone else. 110 emails contained classified information & email account was possibly hacked. “Convenience” should never be put before national security. The findings of the @FBI are a clear indictment of @HillaryClinton's judgement and fitness to be President The blindfold had clearly been removed from the scales of justice. @realDonaldTrump - What I got from @FBI Director Comey remarks: @HillaryClinton's recklessness makes her unfit to President! #CrookedHillary Hillary may not be POTUS, but she'll be on the Winter Olympic team for ice skating, no one has successfully skated on more thin ice than her Disappointed in FBI's decision to not recommend charges against Clinton. She broke the law. Section 793 of Espionage act uses "gross negligence" vs "extremely careless" standard in treatment of classified information as found by FBI Up Next See Gallery Discover More Like This HIDE CAPTION SHOW CAPTION of SEE ALL BACK TO SLIDE

Biden, West contended, would have been far more difficult for Donald Trump to defeat in November.

"That would be a really tough ticket to beat, since Joe Biden's favorables, regardless of gaffes and such, are extremely high," West wrote.

West wrote that Comey had instead opted to leave Clinton in the race as a significantly damaged candidate — a "gift wrapped with a bow" to Republicans.

Comey said at a Tuesday press conference that 110 emails that traversed Clinton's private email server had classified information at the time they were sent or received. He called her behavior "extremely careless" and said it was "possible" that "hostile actors" had gained access to her account.

Nevertheless, the agency director said "no reasonable prosecutor" would bring charges against her and that the bureau would not recommend doing so.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch indicated last week that she would likely accept the FBI's recommendation.

Both Comey and Lynch are set to testify before Congress this month.

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