washington fbi director jam comey tell u.s. lawmakers thursday fbi employees mishandle classify material way hillary clinton secretary state could subject dismissal loss security clearance comey address issue house representatives committee hear last nearly five hours house speaker paul ryan say letter director national intelligence jam clapper clinton deny classify brief campaign presidency comey say tuesday would recommend presumptive democratic presidential nominee face criminal charge ask hear clinton face administrative punishment way handle email think recommend say comey say employees federal bureau investigation would face discipline behavior might get fire might lose clearance might get suspend 30 days comey say would discipline presidential candidates normally get access classify information formally nominate director fbi comey authority revoke clinton security privilege group republican senators thursday ask state department immediately suspend clearances clinton several current former aid base agency find state department say thursday would conduct internal review clinton handle email fbi investigation department say april suspend plan review fbi request provide specific information department review include information evaluate aim expeditious possible put artificial deadlines process state department spokesman john kirby say statement clinton spokesman thursday criticize congressional hear partisan motivations express confidence comey testimony shut linger conspiracy theories matter director comey testimony clearly knock number false republican talk point reconcile apparent contradictions previous remark hillary clinton public statements spokesman brian fallon say statement issue clinton use private email servers cast cloud campaign nov. presidential election raise question among voters trustworthiness judgment give republican presidential rival donald trump avenue attack comey testimony mark first time take question publicly since announcement fbi recommend charge clinton u.s. attorney general loretta lynch accept fbi recommendation appear another hear next tuesday comey disappoint republicans rebuke clinton recommend charge call extremely careless handle classify information use private email servers persistent question hear house oversight committee comey say clinton break law question always look evidence would establish beyond reasonable doubt somebody engage conduct violate criminal statute judgment comey say comey also say clinton know email server home chappaqua new york authorize receive classify information clinton may sufficiently sophisticate understand know email pass personal server classify comey say three fbi-reviewed email explicitly mark classify mark body email header say comey say fbi team conduct investigation clinton apolitical professional way reason believe lie fbi clinton say publicly never send receive classify information think legitimate concern double standard name clinton part powerful elite lady justice act differently u.s. representative jason chaffetz chairman house oversight committee say comey begin hear democratic member committee representative elijah cummings maryland defend comey action say firmly believe decision base conviction convenience comey republican appoint democratic president barack obama also serve administration former republican president george w. bush build reputation straight shooter bend pressure either party differ sharply obama administration include case general david petraeus plead guilty knowingly share classify information biographer lover comey recommend petraeus charge felony then-attorney general eric holder downgrade charge misdemeanor hear take place trump meet republican lawmakers capitol hill get behind candidacy discuss variety issue include campaign style go make proud trump tell house republicans accord participant representative bill flores fbi chief say staff would face discipline handle email way clinton