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FBI clears Clinton in email review two days before election

The FBI said no criminal charges were warranted against Democrat Hillary Clinton. (Photo: Reuters)

Washington: The FBI said on Sunday it stood by its earlier finding that no criminal charges were warranted against Democrat Hillary Clinton for using a private email server for government work, lifting a cloud over her presidential campaign two days before the U.S. election.

FBI Director James Comey made the announcement in a letter to Congress, saying the agency had worked "around the clock" to complete its review of newly discovered emails and found no reason to change its July finding.

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