In a press conference announcing no criminal charges for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, FBI Director James Comey said that “no outside influence of any kind was brought to bear” on the investigation.
“I know there will be intense public debate in the wake of this recommendation, as there was throughout this investigation. What I can assure the American people is that this investigation was done honestly, competently and independently,” Comey said. “No outside influence of any kind was brought to bear.” (RELATED: TRANSCRIPT: FBI Director James Comey’s Statement On Hillary Clinton’s Emails)
“I know there were many opinions expressed by people who were not part of the investigation — including people in government — but none of that mattered to us. Opinions are irrelevant, and they were all uninformed by insight into our investigation, because we did our investigation the right way,” Comey said. (VIDEO: FBI Recommends ‘NO CHARGES’ For Hillary Clinton)
“Only facts matter, and the FBI found them here in an entirely apolitical and professional way. I couldn’t be prouder to be part of this organization,” Comey said.