Christopher Wray, Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), said on Wednesday that the agency receives Americans' personal data from companies "all the time."

Wray testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday where he was questioned by its members, including by Rep. Thomas Massie.

"A number of business community partners all the time, including financial institutions, share information with us about possible criminal activity, and my understanding is that that's fully lawful," Wray said.

Massie referenced the testimony of FBI whistleblower George Hill who told congressional investigators earlier this year that Bank of America gave the FBI a "huge list" of records for Americans who used credit or debit cards near Washington, D.C. around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

Here's the full clip transcript if you want it:

Massie: "George Hill, former FBI supervisory intelligence analyst in the Boston field office, told us that the Bank of America, with no legal process, gave to the FBI gun purchase records with no geographical boundaries for anybody that was a Bank of America customer. Is that true?"

Wray: "A number of business community partners all the time, including financial institutions, share information with us about possible criminal activity, and my understanding is that that's fully lawful. In the specific instance that you're asking about, my understanding is that that information was shared with field offices only, but then recalled to avoid even the appearance of any kind of overreach. My understanding is that it's a fully lawful process."

Massie: "Was there a warrant involved?"

Wray: "Again, my understanding is that the institution in question (Bank of America) shared information with us, as happens all the time,"

Massie: "Did you request the information?"

Wray: "I can't speak to the specifics."

Massie: "Okay, well we've got an email where it says the FBI did give search queries to Bank of America, and Bank of America responded to the FBI, and gave up this information without a search warrant. Do you believe there's any limitation on your ability to obtain gun purchase data or purchase information for people who aren't suspects from banks without a warrant."

Wray: "Well, now you're asking a legal question, which I would prefer to defer to the lawyers since I'm not practicing as one right now, including the department. But what I will tell you is that my understanding is that the process by which we receive information from business community partners across a wide variety of industries, including financial institutions, sharing information with us about possible criminal activity is something that is fully lawful under current federal law."

Massie: "It may be lawful, but it's not constitutional."