The DOJ has informed the House Judiciary Committee it is unlikely to share information with investigators about ongoing criminal probes or any non-public information about any DOJ investigation, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
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In this June 2, 2022, file photo, Ranking Member Jim Jordan listens during a House Judiciary Committee mark up hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.The Department of Justice has informed the House Judiciary Committee it is unlikely to share information with investigators about ongoing criminal probes or any non-public information about any DOJ investigation, according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
"Longstanding Department policy prevents us from confirming or denying the existence of pending investigations in response to congressional requests or providing non-public information about our investigations," Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote in a letter to Chairman Jim Jordan.to DOJ as well the FBI, DEA and ATF. DOJ's reply is a relatively standard response that the department would send at the beginning of a new Congress.
In this June 2, 2022, file photo, Ranking Member Jim Jordan listens during a House Judiciary Committee mark up hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.MORE: GOP-led Oversight Committee issues flurry of letters to begin probe of Biden, Twitter The department does not state it plans to stonewall all requests from Jordan, who has vowed to be aggressive in seeking information on investigations ranging from the department's probe into Hunter Biden and the ongoing special counsel investigations of former President
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