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Ahead Of New Book, Comey Defends Handling Of Clinton Email Scandal

The former FBI director stands by his characterization of Hillary Clinton's handling of classified email as "extremely careless," but says he never meant to influence the outcome of the election.

Former FBI Director James Comey says he believed that the investigation into whether Hillary Clinton sent or received classified email from a private server while she was secretary of state was a "no-win" case for him that would further polarize an already deeply divided electorate.

However, speaking to ABC's George Stephanopoulos ahead of the release of his new book, , Comey defended his characterization of Clinton's conduct as "extremely careless." However, he conceded that he "should've worked

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