washington top republicans u.s. congress press sanction thursday democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton mishandle classify information house speaker paul ryan formally ask deny information campaign ryan top republican house representatives send letter director national intelligence jam clapper say deny clinton access classify information would appropriate sanction mishandle classify data secretary state ten republican senators say thursday write secretary state john kerry ask state department immediately suspend security clearances clinton aid huma abedin cheryl mill jake sullivan former state department employees security violations call sanction clinton come fbi director jam comey rebuke tuesday extremely careless handle classify information use private email servers business secretary state president barack obama first term comey recommend criminal charge file indicate administrative sanction could take clinton aid attorney general loretta lynch wednesday accept comey recommendation criminal charge warrant close case republican lawmakers republican presidential candidate donald trump express outrage case pursue ryan letter date wednesday formally ask clapper refrain provide classify information former secretary state hillary clinton duration candidacy president fbi find letter obtain reuters source familiar matter ryan republican vice presidential candidate 2012 say aware clinton would begin receive classify intelligence brief democratic national convention formally nominate expect presidential candidates customarily provide brief give fbi find deny secretary clinton access classify information certainly constitute appropriate sanction ryan say letter republican senators include former republican presidential candidate marco rubio say letter kerry clear comey comment tuesday clinton aid security clearances immediately suspend still simply excuse hillary clinton decision set home-cooked email system leave sensitive classify national security information vulnerable theft exploitation america enemies letter say u.s. house speaker ask clinton deny classify data