Dick Durbin: “Then what is the explanation? There's got to be a bottom line here.”

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.

These authorities require you to apply economic pressure on Russia and the chief enablers of its war, in particular China, and thereby enhance your negotiating position to bring a swift end to this ruinous conflict.

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

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.