Brower is the conduit between Capitol Hill and the FBI, tasked with keeping lawmakers informed and working with staffers as the Senate and House Intelligence Committees probe Russian interference in the U.S. election.

Asked about his role, the word Brower used most often was “communication.” A lawyer who chooses his words carefully, the former Nevada state senator has spent his first few weeks on the job trekking back and forth to Capitol Hill — sometimes with the director, sometimes alone — attending standard briefings and introducing himself to lawmakers committee by committee.