FBI’s Wray Dodges on Why He’s Not Complying with Congress’ Request for Info from the 1/6 Pipebomber

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WRAY: “Well, as to the letter, I -- I will work with the department to make sure we can figure out what information we can provide. As you know, this is a very active ongoing investigation. And there are some restrictions on that. But we will --”
MASSIE: “We can handle classified information and we fund your department and so you need to provide that.”
WRAY: “It's not -- respectfully it's not an issue of classification, it's an issue of commenting on ongoing criminal investigations, which is something that by longstanding department policy we are restricted in doing. And in fact the last administration actually strengthen those policies partly because --”
MASSIE: “That's not our policy, though, and we find you so let's move on.”