The FBI is "not being forthcoming" about classified documents that were found at the homes of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, even though members of Congress have the clearance and ability to look at the documents, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday.
"They're claiming that it's going to affect the outcome of their investigation, which of course it can’t," the Ohio Republican told NBC's "Meet the Press," commenting on last week's committee hearing. "The people who are the targets of their investigation know what is in those documents.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the Intel Committee, appeared with Turner on Sunday and said that "neither one of us are satisfied that we got enough information."
But still, Turner said that the lawmakers are starting to build an understanding.
"The thing that we know is that it's unbelievable that administration after administration is apparently sloppy and messy, in their use of classified documents, and that's one thing on a bipartisan basis we have to address well beyond just this," said Turner. "This has to change, where classified documents are under a certain amount of control."
He also said there is a "tension" between the FBI and members of Congress that will "come to a head over the next couple of years."
"You're seeing it in a number of areas," said Turner. "They are not special. They don't have greater privileges than the president does, and they're continuing to act as if they have some privilege to be able to operate without congressional oversight."
Himes, meanwhile said he agrees with Turner that the FBI is subject to congressional oversight, but said that "everybody, wants them to be able to do investigations in an unsloppy manner."
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