Justice department
officials said the move would be inconsistent with rules designed to avoid the
appearance of interference in an election.
FBI Director James
Comey acted independently when he briefed lawmakers in a letter on Friday.
Mrs Clinton said the
move was "unprecedented" and "deeply troubling".
Leading Democratic
senators have written to Mr Comey and to Attorney General Loretta Lynch urging
them to provide more details about the investigation by Monday.
They argue that Mr
Comey's decision to reveal the reopening of the case, less than two weeks
before the presidential election, is being used for political purposes.
But Republican
opponent Donald Trump has praised the FBI's decision.
Speaking at a rally
in Phoenix on Saturday, Mr Trump accused the justice department of protecting
the Democratic presidential candidate in a "rigged system".
"The Department
of Justice is trying their hardest to protect the criminal activity of Hillary
Clinton," Mr Trump said, offering no evidence for the assertion.
In his letter to
Congress, Mr Comey said the FBI had learned of fresh emails which might be
"pertinent" to its previous inquiry into Mrs Clinton's use of a
private server when she was secretary of state in the Obama administration.
Mr Comey, who has
served in government under both Democratic and Republican presidents, has
insisted that not making the inquiry public would be "misleading".
It is not clear what the
emails contain or how significant they are to the investigation.
Speaking to supporters
in Florida on Saturday, Mrs Clinton said: "It's not just strange, it's
unprecedented. And it is deeply troubling because voters deserve to get full
and complete facts.
"So we've called on Director
Comey to explain everything right away, put it all out on the table." (
this is direct sentence )
Mrs Clinton has said
she is confident the investigation into the emails will not change the FBI's
original finding in July, which criticised her but cleared her of any illegal
acts.
Clinton campaign
chairman John Podesta said the information provided by Mr Comey was "long
on innuendo" and "short on facts".
There was, he said,
"no evidence of wrongdoing. No charge of wrongdoing. No indication this is
even about Hillary".
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