FBI says Clinton emails show no signs of wrong-doing, but Trump has his doubts

Just over a week after the FBI announced it was re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, bureau director James Comey has announced that the previous investigatory conclusion of no wrong-doing remains.

Looking at a new batch of emails that were discovered during a separate investigation has "not changed our conclusion", he said. But while the Clinton camp welcomed the news, Donald Trump was more suspicious. "You can’t review 650,000 emails in eight days," he said.

Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server is an issue that has dogged her presidential campaign for months, and Comey's announcement that the investigation was to be re-opened was roundly criticized for being made public so close to the election. But in a letter to Congress this weekend, he said that the original conclusion should stand:

Since my letter, the FBI investigative team has been working around the clock to process and review a large volume of emails from a device obtained in connection with an unrelated criminal investigation.

During that process, we reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state.

Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton. I am grateful to the professionals at the FBI for doing an extraordinary amount of high-quality work in a short period of time.

A spokesperson for Hillary Clinton expressed delight at Comey's letter, but speaking in Michigan Trump said:

You can't review 650,000 emails in eight days. Hillary Clinton is guilty. She knows it. The FBI knows it, the people know it and now it is up for American people to deliver justice at the ballot box on 8 November.

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