FBI Director James Comey: Review of new Clinton emails has not changed our original conclusion against charges

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FBI Director James Comey Delivers Keynote Address On Cyber Security At Georgetown University

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FBI Director James Comey speaks on cyber security at Georgetown University on April 26, 2016 in Washington, DC.

FBI Director James Comey informed Congress on Sunday that a review of new emails found in relation to the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server had not yielded any reason for charges against the Democratic presidential nominee.

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"Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton," Comey wrote in a short letter.

In July, Comey characterized Clinton and her team of being "extremely careless" while handling classified information, but said no "reasonable prosecutor" would move forward with a case.

Comey stunned the political world in late October when he announced the FBI had reactive its investigation into Clinton after discovering new emails "pertinent to the investigation."

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