Essentially, the bureau (ab)used a law that allowed them to perform background "searches".
Rep. Matt Gaetz pressed on, demanding to learn more about these background searches that the FBI conducted. Horowitz was visibly unhappy with that.
However, instead of issuing an apology or an explanation as to why so many searches were conducted, Horowitz merely claimed he’s very limited in terms of what he can and can’t talk about.
Essentially, the bureau (ab)used a law that allowed them to perform background "searches".
Rep. Matt Gaetz pressed on, demanding to learn more about these background searches that the FBI conducted. Horowitz was visibly unhappy with that.
However, instead of issuing an apology or an explanation as to why so many searches were conducted, Horowitz merely claimed he’s very limited in terms of what he can and can’t talk about.
Essentially, the bureau (ab)used a law that allowed them to perform background "searches".
Rep. Matt Gaetz pressed on, demanding to learn more about these background searches that the FBI conducted. Horowitz was visibly unhappy with that.
However, instead of issuing an apology or an explanation as to why so many searches were conducted, Horowitz merely claimed he’s very limited in terms of what he can and can’t talk about.