Democrats, lawmakers and Hillary Clinton supporters are venting their anger towards FBI director James Comey for reopening the investigation into her widely publicized email scandal and many are calling for him to immediately release all of the emails.
Comey dropped the bombshell about the restarted investigation based on newly discovered emails found, rocking Clinton's campaign just 10 days ahead of the presidential election.
Both Clinton and Donald Trump's campaigns demanded that Comey disclose more information about the emails and the investigation.
'FBI Director Comey should immediately provide the American public more information than is contained in the letter he sent to eight Republican committee chairmen,' Clinton campaign chair John Podesta said in a statement which he called Comey's move 'extraordinary.'
Kellyanne Conway, Trump's campaign manager, said that she agreed with Podesta.
While speaking on MSNBC, Conway said that voters 'have a right to know who this woman is, because you look at the polling and it's exactly who they suspect she is.'
The shocking letter from Comey immediately prompted cheers from the Trump camp and his supporters, as they would not like to see Clinton in the White House.
t also sparked a huge wave of complaints and frustration from Democrats and also some former officials who worked in the Department of Justice. Both sides question the timing of Comey's letter, which does not provide much information on what it is exactly they are looking for.
On Saturday, Vice President Joe Biden told CNN that Comey should release the newly discovered emails.
'I think Hillary -- if she said, what I'm told she said, is correct -- release the emails. For the whole world to see,' Biden said.
'To the best of my knowledge, it won't prejudice the investigation, but that's the stilted language the agency always uses.
'And it doesn't mean anything. It's unfortunate.'
He added that he's not a 'big fan' of disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who triggered the review of the emails due to a law enforcment probe.
According to the New York Times, the newly discovered mails emerged after agents seized electronic devices used by Clinton's closest aide, Huma Abedin, and her husband, Anthony Weiner.
The FBI swooped in on Weiner in September after DailyMail.com revealed he had sent explicit messages and graphic pictures to the 15-year-old, fully aware she was underage.
Weiner is a Democratic former congressman who resigned in 2011 after he was exposed for sending explicit online messages.
The newly discovered emails were sent reportedly by Abedin to Clinton from a laptop used by Weiner, who also saw a bid to become mayor of New York founder over similar claims in 2013.
When Biden was asked about Weiner's involvement in the email scandal, he said he didn't want to comment on the issue.
'Well, oh God, Anthony Weiner,' Biden told CNN. 'I should not comment on Anthony Weiner. I'm not a big fan.
'I wasn't before he got in trouble. So I shouldn't comment on Anthony Weiner.'
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Comey's statement 'is particularly troubling since so many questions are unanswered.'
'This is particularly troubling since so many questions are unanswered. It's unclear whether these emails have already been reviewed or if Secretary Clinton sent or received them,' Feinstein said in a statement.
'In fact, we don't even know if the FBI has these emails in its possession.
'Without knowing how many emails are involved, who wrote them, when they were written or their subject matter, it's impossible to make any informed judgment on this development.
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