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Mr. How about the plain language of the text, what do you interpret that to mean?

Mr. I really can't without knowing them and knowing the context of them. I'm just not your best witness to answer that.

Mr. July of 2016, do you know which agent interviewed Secretary Clinton?

Mr. I believe two FBI agents participated in the July interview of Secretary Clinton, one of which was Peter Strzok, and the other was another veteran special agent.

Mr. Do you know the other veteran special agent's name?

Mr. I think so. I'm hesitating only because I may butcher his name, and I don't know whether the FBI wants the names of special agents on a public record. So I think I know his name.

Ms. If the agent is not at the SES level and above, you probably cannot state the name.

Mr. When you say "probably cannot," is that a legal prohibition, or is that an FBI policy prohibition?

Ms. An FBI policy and a DOJ policy prohibition.

Mr. Does the FBI take the position that that's binding on Congress?

Ms. Based on my direction from the FBI Director and from the Deputy Attorney General's Office, that is our