– ‘She was guilty’ –
Comey’s conclusion that Clinton sent and receive information that was deemed classified, and in some cases top secret, contradicts her repeated assertion that she never sent classified information through her personal email account or homebrew server.
While not as legally damaging as prosecution would be, Comey’s judgment is far from the all-clear that the Clinton team would have hoped for.
And the FBI accusations of carelessness fuelled Trump’s narrative that the Clintons have operated above the law for years.
“She was guilty, and it turned out that we’re not going to press charges. It’s really amazing,” Trump said in North Carolina, where he held a competing rally in Raleigh.
“Today is the best evidence ever that we’ve seen that our system is absolutely, totally rigged,” he said, adding that Clinton “is laughing at the stupidity of our system.”
The billionaire reality TV star said the former top US diplomat should not be eligible to seek high office due to her handling of work emails while at the State Department’s helm.
“This, again, disqualifies her from service. And just think of it. I mean, how can you have this?” Trump asked.
“We know now that these deletions include emails that were work related and one big, fat, beautiful lie by crooked Hillary. Any government employee who engaged in this kind of behaviour would be barred from handling classified information,” Trump argued.
With just three weeks until the Democratic convention formally anoints Clinton as the party nominee, other Republicans have also seized on the email case to highlight her perceived lack of trustworthiness among voters.
House Speaker Paul Ryan slammed Clinton for “recklessly mishandling” classified information and saying Comey’s announcement defies explanation.
“Based upon the director’s own statement, it appears damage is being done to the rule of law,” warned the top Republican.
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