Director of National Intelligence James Clapper denied Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s request that Hillary Clinton should not get national security briefings during the presidential campaign.

In a letter to Ryan, Clapper wrote that “I do not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidate.”

That came after FBI Director James B. Comey testified last week that Clinton and top aides were “extremely careless” in handling classified information sent and received via her personal email server, but recommended that no criminal charges be filed.

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In his request , Ryan said that Clinton’s conduct was enough of a reason to prevent her from getting the briefings that are normally given to major party presidential candidates.