Congress tells FBI that forcing Apple to unlock iPhones is 'a fool's errand'

Legislators accuse Justice Department of overreaching and undermining privacy but warn Apple it's 'not going to like' a congressionally mandated solution

The Justice Department is on a "fool's errand" trying to force Apple to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, lawmakers told FBI director James Comey on Tuesday.

Lawmakers of both parties sharply challenged Comey as the House judiciary committee considered the FBI's court order to unlock an iPhone owned by Syed Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, in December and was killed by law enforcement.