james comey issued a stinging rebuke saying her actions were extremely careless. he raised questions about her judgment and contradicted her claims on the same day president obama joined her. >> reporter: james comey blasting hillary clinton for her e-mail use during her tenure as secretary of state. >> any reasonable person in secretary clinton's position or in the position of those with whom she was corresponding should have known an unclassified system was no place for that investigation. >> reporter: clinton insisted she never sent or received anything classified at the time, comey said they uncovered many classified e-mails, including some marked. he said the decision to charge her rested on one question, did she violate classified information on purpose. would bring such a case. >> reporter: hours later, president obama joining clinton on the campaign trail. >> i'm ready to pass the baton. >> reporter: no mention of the fbi, instead, uniting against donald trump. >> can you imagine him sitting in the oval office? the next time america faces a crisis? >> nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job until you have sat behind the desk. >> reporter: trump also in the tar heel state. >> today is the best evidence ev

. >> reporter: fbi director james comey blasting hillary clinton for her e-mail use during her tenures secretary of state. >> any reasonable person in so i can -- secretary clinton's position or corresponding about those matters should have known it was no place for that conversation. >> reporter: while clinton insist she never received or sent anything classified at the time, comey said investigators uncovered many classified e-mail, including some that were marked. but ultimately the decision to charge her rested on one question. did she violate classified information on purpose? >> no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> hillary, hillary! >> reporter: hours later president obama joining clinton on the campaign trail. >> and i'm ready to pass the baton. >> no mention of the fbi, instead uniting against donald trump. >> can you imagine him sitting in the oval office? the next time america faces a crisis. >> nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job. until you sat behind the desk. >> trump also in the tar heel state wednesday night. >> today is the best evidence e

hillary clinton. recently, fbi director james comey said, "the agency does not recommend criminal charges," after he blastedclinton for, quote, "extremely careless behavior." this was the reaction from some members of congress. jason chaffetz: we're mystified and confused by the fact pattern that you laid out and the conclusions that you reached. will hurd: well, that's not a crime? that's outrageous. director comey: i don't think that our investigation established that she was actually particularly sophisticated with respect to classified information. ron desantis: isn't she an original classification authority, though? director comey: yes, sir. yes, sir. ron: good grief. sam: so there are two thresholds for a criminal prosecution in this case: gross negligence, and intent to commit a crime. comey's conclusion was that there was not enough evidence to charge clinton with either. director comey: i know no reasonable prosecutor to bring this case. i know a lot of my former friends are out there sayin' they would. i wonder where they were the last 40 years, 'cause i'd like to see the cases they brought on gro

we're going to begin with hillary clinton, avoiding criminal charges over her use of a private e-mail server. she did not escape blistering condemnation. >> james comey blastedhe behavior as extremely careless, even though the investigation found no intent to break the law, he said information could have been compromised and he revealed more than 100 of the e-mails contained classified information despite clinton saying it didn't. >> donald trump pounced on the recommendation calling it unfair. >> trump said hillary put the entire country in danger and he questioned the meeting against bill clinton and loretta lynch saying it was no accident that they ran into each other. >> i don't know about you but i always felt that hillary clinton could escape criminal charges for her dangerous and illegal behavior because i always knew and i always see and it's so sad, that our system is, in fact, rigged. >> trump added it was no accident that the fbi announcement came the exact same day that president obama joined clinton on the campaign trail for the first time. >> as the president campaigned clinton in north carolina, they made no mention of the scandal. they both t

. >> reporter: blasting hillary clinton and continuing to question why fbi director james comey failed to recommend prosecution. >> i think the dni clapper should deny hillary clinton access to classified information during this campaign given how she so recklessly handled classified information. >> reporter: director comey himself a republican who spent years as a federal prosecutor, can expect a grilling on capitol hill today from house oversight committee jason chavitz. calling it surprising and confusing. >> we want to know why they're not going to prosecute. everything he said would lead to you believe she did violate the law. >> reporter: but the window of prosecution slammed shut wednesday, whenloretta lynch closing the case. no charges will be brought against any individual within the scope of the investigation. that isn't stopping gop leadership, who want clinton's interview with the fbi made public to show the many inconsistency inconsistency. >> there is no penalty for lying to the public unless the public gets tired of it but there is a real penalty for lying to the fbi. >>

. >>> hillary clinton once again in the hot seat over her use of private email while she was secretary of state. james comey said she should not face charges, but blasting it as careless. >> reporter: careless yes, criminal, no. his announcement came right before clints were made her first campaign appearance with president obama in north carolina. it's likely hillary clinton's only upcoming trial will be in the court of public opinion. the fbi announcing that it will not recommend charges for her use of a private email server when she was secretary of state. >> our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> reporter: investigators found clinton used a tangled web of personal servers and devices to store her work related emails. 110 of those were classified. the fbi also found thousands of emails that clinton had deleted, and not turned over to the fbi. three of those were classified. if the justice department accepts the recommendation, fbi director james comey's announcement closes the case for clinton, but not without a heavy dose of criticism. >> there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very

blockbuster decision from the fbi after a year-long investigation james comey decides not to recommend charges against hillary clinton but blastser for reckless handling of classified information on her private e-mail server. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas brings us the latest from washington. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. in one of the most dramatic moments of 20 years of covering the fbi, the fbi director took center stage, no one knowing what he decided with the power to affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. the decision about the clinton e-mail investigation so sensitive and critical to the presidential race, fbi director james comey kept the white house and his boss, the attorney general in the dark. >> they do not know what i'm about to say. >> reporter: in a dramatic hastily arranged press conference he announced the results of thousands of hours of fbi investigation. >> our judgment is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case. >> reporter: but despite that recommendation the fbi director gave a blistering assessment of clinton's decision to use pr

said hillary clinton shoopt be charged for middle handling classified information on her private e-mail servers. investigators find clinton was careless but not criminal. fbi director james comey blasted the secretary of state's judgment but said her errors were not serious enough for prosecution. >> how speaker paul ryan says it defied explanation and people have been convicted for far less. the presumptive democratic nominee did not mention the case yesterday as she received a full endorsement from president obama at their joint campaign event of the year. nancy cordes is at the justice department where the attorney general is expected to follow the fbi recommendation. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi director going to have to testify on capitol hill according to paul ryan. he says there will be hearings. he wants the director of national intelligence to revoke hillary clinton's access to classified information. one of many republicans who is furious with the fbi's decision. >> our system is absolutely, totally rigged. it's rigged. >> reporter: donald trump called the fbi director's announcement a miscarriage of judgment. other top republicans followed suit. >

hillary clinton should not be charged for mishandling classified information on her private e-mail servers. investigators found clinton was careless, but not criminal. fbi director james comey blasted her judgment, but he said her errors were not serious enough for prosecution. >> house speaker paul ryan says it defies explanation and people have been convicted for far less. the presumptive nominee did not mention it yesterday, as she received a full endorsement from president obama at their first joint campaign event of the year. nancy cordes is at the justice department, where the attorney general is expect today follow the fbi's recommendations. >> reporter: the house speaker announced last night there will be hearings. he wants the fbi director himself to testify about this. and he is calling on the director of national intelligence to revoke clinton's ability to review classified information. he is one of many republicans who are deeply disappointed in the fbi's decision. >> our system is absolutely, totally rigged. it is rigged. >> donald trump called the fbi director's announcement a miscarriage of justice. other top republicans followed suit. >> he is saying there is nothin