"To be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences," Comey said. "To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions. But that is not what we are deciding now."
This is Clear.
I think you miss the point, out of 30K emails 22 were marked classified
(AFTER) Hillary Clinton received them, as is what happened to Colin Powell. They were marked classified after the fact by inter agencies within the State Department for one reason or another.
State Department: Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice staffers received classified info via personal email - CNNPolitics.com
Hillary Clinton has repeatedly requested that these 22 emails be released to the public, so anyone with half a brain would conclude there's nothing in them to get real excited about.
Hillary Clinton's emails pail in comparison to what a 4 star General and Director of the CIA did. David Petreaus was caught delivering classified documents to his mistress. He then lied to the FBI. He tried to hide documents in his attic, he then finally admitted guilt and the FBI leveled charges against him. Here is a great article of why Hillary Clinton wasn't charged and David Petreaus was.
James Comey: David Petraeus case worse than Hillary Clinton's emails - CNNPolitics.com