Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe promised the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday that he would not update President Donald Trump or anyone in the White House on the status of the FBI's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
McCabe appeared before the committee on Thursday to testify on the Russia probe. McCabe's appearance was significant, given the recent and unexpected firing of FBI Director James Comey, which has attracted criticism from Democrats and some Republicans.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) pressed McCabe on the appropriateness of Comey telling Trump that the president was not under investigation.
"Would it have been wrong for the director to inform [Trump] he was not under investigation, yes or no?" Wyden asked.
"I'm not going to comment on whether or not the director and the president of the United States had that conversation," McCabe said, before Wyden continued to press him for a yes or no answer.
"As you know, senator, we typically do not answer that question," McCabe insisted.
Wyden asked McCabe to commit to not updating anyone in the White House on the Russia investigation.
"Will you refrain from these kinds of alleged updates to the president or anyone else in the White House on the status of the investigation?" Wyden asked.
"I will," McCabe said.