FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau slowed down its internal disciplinary process for the Crossfire Hurricane investigation at the request of special counsel John Durham, who is conducting a criminal inquiry into the officials tasked with scrutinizing former President Donald Trump's ties to Russia.

Sen. John Kennedy broached the topic during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, asking Wray how many FBI employees he had referred for prosecution as a result of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s 2019 critical report on the Russia investigation. After Wray said the prosecution issue was in Durham's hands, he was asked how many people he fired in response to the independent watchdog's findings.