The report update came Tuesday after Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Garland during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee budget hearing about why Michael Sussmann, an attorney for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, reportedly had a badge to access the FBI’s headquarters.

“On the particular question about Sussman, I think we’re going to have to wait until Mr. Durham finishes his report, which should be relatively soon,” Garland responded.

“I certainly don’t in any way want to interfere,” Garland also said. “And he’s the one who would know the answer to that. On the more general question, I can certainly ask my team to look into how lawyers have special badges.”

[If true, it sounds as though Durham’s special counsel effort will be just like every other special counsel effort — a pointless waste of time, aside from a couple of tries at prosecuting process crimes rather than the central issue at hand. — Ed]