The FBI announced that while there is evidence of potential violations, it was the bureau's judgment that no reasonable prosecutor would prosecute the case.

Director James Comey said Hillary Clinton and staff "were extremely careless," but there was no "clear evidence" of intent to break the law.

Political leaders, celebrities and other voters quickly took to the internet to share their thoughts on the FBI recommendation.

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Former Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman talks to her daughter, Wandrea ArShaye "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified before the U.S. House Select Committee at its fourth hearing on its Jan. 6 investigation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

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