This story was originally published on nationaljournal.com on July 6, 2016 FBI Director James Comey’s announcement Tuesday morning that Hillary Clinton will not be indicted effectively removes one of the last important variables in this presidential election—at least any that we know about. Comey’s rather remarkable 15-minute, nationally televised statement carefully reviewed the FBI’s year-long investigation into allegations that classified material was transmitted through Clinton’s personal email server while she was secretary of State, in violation of federal statutes. Comey’s statement was far more scathing than exculpatory, but it told us little that we didn’t know already. The most important new nugget may well have been that Clinton used her Blackberry while travelling in countries where there would be a reasonable expectation of attempts to intercept her communications, potentially including classified information. Comey confirmed that Clinton and her staff were guilty of horrendous judgment and were “extremely careless” in having all of her official email routed through an unsecured device and system. Indeed, the critical question in my mind, and this is not one that would have been appropriate for
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