They did. Said there was no "intent" when that is not part of the law in the first place.
Can you directly quote any FBI official publicly claiming that there was no "intent"?
Of course you can't, because it never happened.
1. There is no ‘necessary intent,’ Mr. Comey.
Comey keeps saying he did not find the “necessary intent.” There is no necessary intent. What is necessary is intent OR gross negligence. Comey should be forced to explain what more Hillary needed to do for him to find gross negligence.
There is no ‘necessary intent,’ Mr. Comey.
2. FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook
There is no way of getting around this: According to Director James Comey (disclosure: a former colleague and longtime friend of mine), Hillary Clinton checked every box required for a felony violation of Section 793(f) of the federal penal code (Title 18): With lawful access to highly classified information she acted with gross negligence in removing and causing it to be removed it from its proper place of custody, and she transmitted it and caused it to be transmitted to others not authorized to have it, in patent violation of her trust.
Director Comey even conceded that former Secretary Clinton was “extremely careless” and strongly suggested that her recklessness very likely led to communications (her own and those she corresponded with) being intercepted by foreign intelligence services.
Yet, Director Comey recommended against prosecution of the law violations he clearly found on the ground that there was no intent to harm the United States.
Read more at:
FBI Rewrites Federal Law to Let Hillary Off the Hook
3. Comey on Clinton email scandal: 'reasonable' minds disagree?
FBI Director James Comey relied heavily on eight words Tuesday when recommending that no charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server.
"No reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case," Comey said.
The comments triggered a fierce debate between former prosecutors, government officials and legal experts on the exact definition of "reasonable" as it pertains to Clinton's case.
Why Comey stood alone: Inside the FBI's announcement
"A reasonable prosecutor could bring a case because the facts clearly establish many violations of law" said Joseph E. diGenova, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia appointed by Ronald Reagan. "Comey's statement that there was
no intent is completely negated by the fact that Clinton used multiple private servers and devices which were unencrypted and thus she knew that classified information would be compromised."
He added: "This is simple stuff. It was clear to me that he was predisposed not to bring a case. This was a political decision, not a legal one."
FBI Director James Comey on Hillary Clinton email scandal: 'reasonable' minds disagree? - CNNPolitics.com
If you would kindly google this you will find many more links. Are you seriously saying this never happened?