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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    FBI Director Calls Clinton 'Extremely Careless,' Recommends No Charges

    FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday the results of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers while she was Secretary of State.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    FBI Director James Comey announced Tuesday the results of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers while she was Secretary of State. The FBI is not recommending any charges be brought against her, but Comey said Clinton did email classified information, leaving it vulnerable to foreign hackers, contrary to what she’s claimed. What other points did Comey criticize or contradict Clinton on?

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    Clinton's Emails: No Charges, But Can Political Damage Be Undone?
    1. 0:30FBI Director Calls Clinton 'Extremely Careless,' Recommends No ChargesYou’re reading this
    2. 9:39No Charges for Clinton, But Can the Political Damage Be Undone?
    3. 18:51Driver Killed by CHP Following Illegal Street Race Rally
    4. 28:09How Journalist Suki Kim Became a Reluctant Memoirist
    5. 42:51A New LA Food Trend: Food Halls
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Shane Harris

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Clinton's Emails: No Charges, But Can Political Damage Be Undone?
    1. 0:30FBI Director Calls Clinton 'Extremely Careless,' Recommends No ChargesYou’re reading this
    2. 9:39No Charges for Clinton, But Can the Political Damage Be Undone?
    3. 18:51Driver Killed by CHP Following Illegal Street Race Rally
    4. 28:09How Journalist Suki Kim Became a Reluctant Memoirist
    5. 42:51A New LA Food Trend: Food Halls
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