Most importantly, Comey said the FBI found 110 emails on Clinton's server that were classified at the time they were sent or received. That stands in direct contradiction to Clinton’s repeated insistence she never sent or received any classified emails. And it even stands in contrast to her amended statement that she never knowingly sent or received any classified information.

CLEVELAND, OH - On the third day of a bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, and Anne Holton, aboard the campaign bus in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday July 31, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CLEVELAND, OH - On the third day of a bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, and Anne Holton, aboard the campaign bus in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday July 31, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ASHLAND, OH - On the last day of a three day bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, and Anne Holton, former Secretary Clinton gets a shake and speaks to voters at Grandpa's Cheese Barn in Ashland, Ohio on Sunday July 31, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ASHLAND, OH - On the last day of a three day bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, and Anne Holton, former Secretary Clinton gets a shake and speaks to voters at Grandpa's Cheese Barn in Ashland, Ohio on Sunday July 31, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PITTSBURGH, PA - On the second day of a bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, Anne Holton, and President Bill Clinton, speak to and meet Pennsylvania voters during a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PITTSBURGH, PA - On the second day of a bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio, Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with running mate Senator Tim Kaine, Anne Holton, and President Bill Clinton, speak to and meet Pennsylvania voters during a rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 30, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) MIAMI, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her vice-presidential choice Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), with the Senator's wife Anne Holton, during a rally in Miami, Florida on Saturday, July 23, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ORLANDO, FL - (L-R) Accompanied by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lays flowers at the Pulse Nightclub memorial for the June 12th shooting in Orlando, Florida on Friday, July 22, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ORLANDO, FL - (L-R) Accompanied by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lays flowers at the Pulse Nightclub memorial for the June 12th shooting in Orlando, Florida on Friday, July 22, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ORLANDO, FL - (L-R) Accompanied by Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lays flowers at the Pulse Nightclub memorial for the June 12th shooting in Orlando, Florida on Friday, July 22, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ORLANDO, FL - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lays flowers at the Pulse Nightclub memorial for the June 12th shooting in Orlando, Florida on Friday, July 22, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), speak to campaign volunteers at a "get out the vote" event at University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), speak to campaign volunteers at a "get out the vote" event at University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, along with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), speak to campaign volunteers at a "get out the vote" event at University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the NAACP Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Attendees listens to Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak at the NAACP Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Attendees listens to Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak at the NAACP Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to NAACP President Cornell William Brooks, before addressing the NAACP Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) CINCINNATI, OH - Congressman Al Green (D-TX) listens to Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak at the NAACP Annual Convention at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Monday, July 18, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) ANNANDALE, VA - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), rallies at the Ernst Community Cultural Center in Annandale, Virginia on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks on race relations and policing at the Old State House July 13, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois. / AFP PHOTO / Cengiz YarCENGIZ YAR/AFP/Getty Images (Cengiz Yar/AFP/Getty Images) Vendors sell campaign buttons in front of the Old State Capitol while Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is speaking inside to a group of supporters Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton high fives a member of the audience as she arrives to speak at the Old State House in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Old State House in Springfield, Illinois, U.S. July 13, 2016. REUTERS/Whitney Curtis (Whitney Curtis/Reuters) Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after speaking on race relations and policing at the Old State House July 13, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois. / AFP PHOTO / Cengiz YarCENGIZ YAR/AFP/Getty Images (Cengiz Yar/AFP/Getty Images) Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets members of the audience after speaking on relations and policing at the Old State House July 13, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois. / AFP PHOTO / Cengiz YarCENGIZ YAR/AFP/Getty Images (Cengiz Yar/AFP/Getty Images) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) PORTSMOUTH, NH - With Jane Sanders, Democratic Presumptive Nominee for President former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a rally with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Portsmouth High School Gymnasium in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Photo Gallery: The former secretary of state, senator and first lady is the Democratic nominee for president.

Comey condemned Clinton and her top aides as “extremely careless” in how they handled classified information during her time as the head of the State Department, adding: “Any reasonable person … should have known that an unclassified system was no place” for that sort of information.

There was more — much more. Comey said Clinton had used not one but multiple private email servers during her time at State. He said Clinton used multiple email devices during that time. (She had offered her desire to use a single device for “convenience” as the main reason she set up the private server.) He noted that the lawyers tasked by Clinton with sorting her private emails from her professional ones never actually read all of the emails (as the FBI did in the course of its investigation). Comey said that while the FBI found no evidence that Clinton’s private server was hacked by foreign governments, it was possible that it had been. He argued that the Clinton lawyers had deleted emails they marked as personal that contained professional content, and that while the FBI found some of those emails in its investigation, it was certainly possible more existed that they were unable to track down.

It’s hard to read Comey’s statement as anything other than a wholesale rebuke of the story Clinton and her campaign team have been telling ever since the existence of her private email server came to light in spring 2015. She did send and receive classified emails. The setup did leave her — and the classified information on the server — subject to a possible foreign hack. She and her team did delete emails as personal that contained professional information.

Those are facts, facts delivered by the Justice Department of a Democratic administration. And those facts run absolutely counter to the narrative put forth by the Clinton operation: that this whole thing was a Republican witch-hunt pushed by a bored and adversarial media.

Now for the key question: How much do the FBI findings hurt her campaign?

Clinton did avoid indictment, a ruling that would have effectively ended her campaign or left it so badly weakened that there would have been a major move within Democratic circles to replace her as the nominee.

That said, campaigns aren’t governed by the ultimate legality of what Clinton did or didn’t do. So, while dodging an indictment is a good thing — she isn’t under criminal investigation and remains a candidate — it’s a far different thing from being cleared (or even close to it) in the court of public opinion.

For a candidate already badly struggling on questions of whether she is honest and trustworthy enough to hold the office to which she aspires, Comey’s comments are devastating. Watching them, I could close my eyes and imagine them spliced into a bevy of 30-second ads — all of which end with the FBI director rebuking Clinton as “extremely careless.”

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The best thing Clinton may have going for her at this point is that Republicans are two weeks away from formally picking Donald Trump as their party’s presidential nominee. Trump has shown a unique ability to hog the national spotlight and make comments that make people wonder whether he is fit to be president. While Clinton’s image numbers are bad, Trump’s are worse.

Here’s how Trump responded to the Comey press conference:

“Wow!” is not exactly the most presidential of responses.