The State Department is restarting its internal investigation of Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE’s private email server now that the Department of Justice has decided not to pursue charges against her.

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“Given the Department of Justice has now made its announcement, the State Department intends to conduct its internal review," spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

The State Department had suspended its investigation into its former secretary to avoid interfering with the FBI and Justice Department reviews.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced this week that Justice would not press charges against Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, following FBI Director James Comey's recommendation.

Kirby said he can't provide specific information about what the department is evaluating, and he could not give a timeline for the process.

"Our goal will be to be as transparent as possible about our results, while complying with our various legal obligations," he said.

State’s probe will likely include top Clinton advisers including Cheryl Mills, Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan.

Kirby said earlier this week that former officials could still face “administrative sanctions" for past actions, according to The Associated Press.

The most serious is loss of security clearances, the AP reported, which could complicate Clinton’s naming of a national security team if she becomes president.

Comey said in his announcement that Clinton and her aides acted "extremely carelessly" in their handling of classified materials, but the investigation did not find enough evidence to suggest criminal charges. On Thursday, Comey defended his decision during a lengthy and at times tense hearing before House lawmakers.

“I see evidence of great carelessness,” Comey said. “But I do not see evidence that is sufficient to establish that Secretary Clinton or those with whom she was corresponding both talked about classified information on email and knew when they were doing it that it was against the law.”

Critics say Clinton’s private email account and server may have jeopardized sensitive national intelligence and thwarted transparency during and after her tenure at State.