DOJ tells House GOP it won't share info about ongoing criminal probes
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan had sought the information from the Justice Department. 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. The letter comes in response to Jordan's sweeping Jan. 17 requests 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 ...