A majority of Americans think Clinton should have faced charges, poll finds

Americans aren't convinced FBI Director James Comey made the right call in recommending that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll found. The survey, released Monday, found that 56 percent of voters disapprove of Comey's recommendation, while just 35 percent approve of it.

Unsurprisingly, more Republicans disagreed with the decision than Democrats. However, nearly 3 in 10 Democrats also admit to disagreeing with Comey's recommendation. More than 4 in 10 liberals said Clinton's email conduct raises concerns for them about her presidential potential.

Comey's recommendation resulted in the Justice Department deciding last week that Clinton would not be indicted. Comey said that while there was "evidence of potential violations" in Clinton sending and receiving classified information on a private server, the FBI investigation did not turn up evidence of "intentional misconduct."

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