The FBI provided a slate of documents Tuesday to the House Judiciary Committee after Chairman Jim_Jordan warned he would hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress should he not provide materials.
The documents, enclosed in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, related primarily to a Department of Justice directive issued in October 2021 that the FBI crackdown on an alleged"disturbing spike" in threats against school administrators, as well as to a now-retracted internal FBI assessment made in January that tied certain traditional Catholics to domestic violent extremism.
A Jordan spokesperson said in a statement,"We're not moving forward with contempt of Wray on Thursday. We're reviewing the documents the FBI provided today, and everything remains on the table." The bureau has thus far"produced a significant amount" of responsive material, wrote Christopher Dunham, FBI acting assistant director. He noted that more requested documents were enclosed, including some that were"sensitive" or that the FBI had previously provided in more heavily redacted form.
"We believe the extensive ongoing document productions, transcribed interviews, and upcoming briefing constitute significant accommodations to the Committee’s stated concerns and questions regarding both the Attorney General’s Memorandum and the January 23rd Domain Perspective," Dunham wrote.
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