James Comey ‘sorry’ he couldn’t better explain his decisions in Hillary Clinton email investigation

Published April 12, 2018 11:42pm ET



Former FBI Director James Comey stands by how he managed the FBI’s investigation into the unauthorized email server of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, used while she was secretary of state. Even so, Comey apologized to Clinton and her supporters for not being able to “do a better job explaining” why he made the choices he did regarding the investigation, according to a new report.

Less than two weeks before the 2016 election, Comey revealed the FBI was reopening the investigation after finding a new cache of emails on a laptop belonging to Anthony Weiner, the husband of Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

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