Dick Durbin: “We are really trying to figure out this judge and what makes him tick and what his values are.”

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.

We ask that you immediately provide all committee records that you have withheld, commit to fully complying with Senate Rules XXVI and XXVII going forward, and apologize to Mr. Smith on behalf of the Committee.

For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation’s resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant.

These changes threaten to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau’s integrity.