Rep. Issa schools FBI director on phone tech

Published March 1, 2016 7:34pm ET



A Republican on the House Judiciary Committee lectured Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey on his lack of knowledge about technology during a hearing on Tuesday.

“Is the burden so high on you that you could not defeat this product either through source code or some other means?” Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., asked in reference to the FBI’s effort to unlock an iPhone 5C used by perpetrators in California’s December terrorist attack.

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