"Well, suffice to say that in the long run, that may not be such a good idea."
The FBI tried unsuccessfully for months from obtaining what they wanted from Jefferson voluntarily. And now we have to set up protocols for the FBI to execute a search warrant on a member of congress. That's just plain crazy and they, Congress, are putting themselves above the law of the everyday average Joe citizen.
It may seem so at first glance, and it may well be true, but I think if you think about it long enough, you'll realize why it must be this way.
And, yes, I know they had long tried to get the materials from Jefferson, and that he would not hand them over. So, go around him to Hastert. I think that's all the Speaker is saying.