Tag: FBI Director James Comey

No charges in Clinton email probe: US attorney general

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday she has accepted the FBI’s recommendation that no charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while secretary of state. Lynch made the widely-expected announcement following a meeting with FBI Director James Comey as well as prosecutors and agents who led the high-profile investigation, which has weighed heavily on Democrat Clinton’s White House campaign. “I received and accepted their […]

FBI not looking for co-conspirators in Philadelphia police shooting

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is not currently looking for co-conspirators in the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer, with evidence gathered so far indicating the gunman acted alone, the FBI chief told reporters on Thursday (January 14). FBI Director James Comey said reports that authorities were looking for three other suspects were false. Philadelphia police said suspected gunman Edward Archer, 30, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group before allegedly opening fire on […]

Islamic State has ‘revolutionized’ terrorism, FBI director says

Islamic State has “revolutionized” terrorism by seeking to inspire small-scale individual attacks around the world through social media, encrypted communications and slickly produced propaganda, FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday (December 16). “Your parent’s al Qaeda was a very different model than the threat we face today,” Comey said at a counter terrorism conference in New York City. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigation currently has “hundreds” of investigations in all 50 U.S. […]