Hillary Clinton said Monday that she is still confused about why FBI Director James Comey notified Congress recently that his bureau had found additional emails possibly linked to her private server, only to reaffirm later that he believes no charges should be brought against her.
The Democratic nominee’s remarks came in response to a question during an interview with radio host Ryan Seacrest.
“The FBI essentially said that they would not change their opinion on their investigation. What was your immediate reaction?” Seacrest asked.
“Well, I kept saying that I was surprised. I never expected them to do that. I was just a little befuddled by the whole process. But it’s behind us now, and I think everybody should focus on what is best for our country and how we’re going to meet the challenges we have. And that’s what I’ve been talking about throughout this entire campaign.”
Comey said this weekend that he stands by his earlier recommendation that Clinton should face no charges for maintaining a private and unauthorized email server when she worked at the State Department.
“Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton,” Comey wrote.
The announcement this weekend comes after Comey sparked a firestorm last month with a separate note to lawmakers announcing that an investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner had turned up additional emails possibly related to the Democratic nominee.
The additional emails were found on a laptop shared by Weiner and his estranged wife and longtime Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. FBI sources explained this weekend that the additional emails were mostly duplicates of electronic correspondences already reviewed by federal investigators during their initial search of Clinton’s private server.
