# FBI names Hatfill

[**John Ashcroft, FBI, The Early Show, CBS Aug 6, 2002** ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2002/08/29/the-fbi-problem/9dda4346-a18c-4862-ab55-d7f2030c5d33/)<span style="font-weight: 400;">(asked whether Hatfill was a suspect): </span>*<span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, he's a </span>**person of interest**<span style="font-weight: 400;">. . . . I'm not prepared to say any more at this time other than the fact that he is an individual of interest.</span>*