No Charges for Hillary Clinton in Apparent E-Mail Scandal, and Paul Ryan is Angry

The nation's top elected Republican has released a torrent of frustration after the FBI's decision to not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton in what has been called an apparent e-mail scandal.

That man, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Wisconsin's First District Congressman, has gone on record over the last 24 hours, panning the FBI's decision and calling for independent hearings to find out more.

“Number one, the FBI should give us all of their findings. . . . Number two, we’re going to have hearings," Ryan said in a prepared statement.

At issue had been the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's apparent use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State.

FBI Director James Comey said in a statement: "Although we did not find clear evidence that Secretary Clinton or her colleagues intended to violate laws governing the handling of classified information, there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information."

Ryan blasted the FBI director's decision Tuesday, saying:

"While I respect the law enforcement professionals at the FBI, this announcement defies explanation. No one should be above the law. But based upon the director's own statement, it appears damage is being done to the rule of law...Declining to prosecute Secretary Clinton for recklessly mishandling and transmitting national security information will set a terrible precedent."

Ryan went further, saying that Clinton should be denied access to classified information, speaking from his own experience on the presidential campaign trail in 2012 and how classified information was treated:

“Look, I was on the ticket in 2012. After the convention, you get the full deep classified information as part of transition, as part of being a nominee. I think the Director of National Intelligence Clapper should deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the campaign given how she so recklessly handled classified information."

Ryan said the purpose of future Republican hearings will be to address questions raised with the FBI Director's announcement on Tuesday:

“Number one, I think Director Comey’s press conference . . . raises more questions than provides answers. That’s point number one. Point number two, there’s a lot of questions that have to be answered. So we’re going to be asking those questions."

Ryan took to the airwaves late Tuesday blasting the Clintons as living "above the law" and indicating he felt misled by the FBI director's initial indication that he may recommend prosecution.

According to a report by The Hill, Ryan said, "People have been convicted for far less." Ryan said as much during an interview with Megyn Kelly on Fox News' "The Kelly File," saying that he thought Comey "was going to recommend prosecution" based on his opening remarks in the press conference Tuesday.

Ryan said the FBI's decision not to recommend charges "underscores the belief that the Clintons live above the law."