A version of the memo with fewer redactions has been produced along with the new documents, the letter states.
“Per the committee’s request and based upon the current law enforcement sensitivity of information referenced in the document, we have since endeavored to remove as many of these redactions as possible and are attaching here a less-redacted version of the January 23 Domain Perspective,” the letter states.
“We respectfully request that the committee not publicly disclose or otherwise release the information reflected in this document without prior consultation with the FBI,” Dunham wrote.
The letter also says that on April 28 the FBI had produced documents and a letter “providing additional, detailed information” in response to Jordan’s April 10 subpoena on the FBI Richmond memo.
However, a July 17 press release from the House Judiciary Committee states that the documents shared by the FBI have been either “heavily redacted to exclude critical information” or the bureau has not produced the appropriate requested documents.
Dunham’s letter says that the documents and letter provided by the FBI in response to the April subpoena “confirmed that no other intelligence products contained the terms identified in the subpoena.”
The letter also says that documents “related to the Richmond field office’s outreach to the local faith communities and communications with the Catholic Diocese of Richmond” were provided by the FBI on April 28.
In Jordan’s recent July 17 letter to Wray, he said that the committee believes that “additional communications exist” between the FBI and the Diocese of Richmond, beyond what has already been handed over.
“Redacted documents produced to the committee highlight communications between the FBI and the Diocese of Richmond, but the redactions preclude the committee from fully understanding the nature of these interactions,” Jordan said in his letter.
“Further, the committee believes additional communications exist, such as the organizing and scheduling of the March 24 meeting between FBI Richmond and the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, that are responsive to the subpoena,” he added.
In his letter, Dunham responded by saying that the FBI is “unaware of such documents.”
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“However, we are continuing our diligence to confirm whether any such documents exist and, if they do, we will produce them to the committee expeditiously,” he said.
“Please note that of those communications previously produced, the FBI redactions were only for personally identifying information, almost all of which pertained to members of the public,” Dunham wrote.
“Should the committee wish to see an unredacted copy of these materials, the FBI is amenable to producing such documents in camera.”
Dunham wrote that the FBI has “undertaken an electronic search” for records related to the Richmond memo.
“Having received no feedback from the committee on how FBI should prioritize the categories of information requested in your April 10 subpoena, the FBI has searched for potentially responsive materials on both the unclassified and classified enclaves of FBI systems,” the letter states.
The bureau is currently reviewing the records and will release them on a “rolling basis consistent with our obligations regarding law enforcement, national security, and other executive branch authorities and confidentiality interests,” the letter states.