interim clearance to discuss TS/SCI information that day. So you were able to give interim clearances to a small group of people.
Mr. Gowdy. I was more referring to the lawyers that may have culled through the emails when they were asked to do so, and do you know whether they had clearances when they went through her emails?
Mr. Comey. As I said earlier, I'm sure at least some of them didn't. Maybe all of them didn't. I have some recollection that maybe David Kendall or somebody had a clearance, but certainly not all of them.
Mr. Gowdy. And he would have had a clearance -- well, who represented David Petraeus?
Mr. Comey. Maybe it was David Kendall. Maybe that's why I'm remembering it.
Mr. Gowdy. It was.
Mr. Comey. He's an experienced lawyer who has represented a lot of people in classified investigations.
Mr. Gowdy. He is.
Mr. Comey. Maybe he did. But others, I'm sure they all didn't have clearances.
Mr. Gowdy. And I think Congressman Ratcliffe made reference to the fact that you -- or at least there are quotes attributed to you -- are not happy with the decision to let him plead to a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. Is that true?
