People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down the walls between the various agencies.

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But since September 11, we have made every effort to try to work closely with...

But since September 11, we have made every effort to try to work closely with...

But we had - I think if you look at law enforcement 10 years ago,...

But we had - I think if you look at law enforcement 10 years ago,...

So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants.

So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants.

I would say in just about every investigation we have, there will be differences of...

I would say in just about every investigation we have, there will be differences of...

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI,...

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI,...

Secondly, not only have we put additional agents on counterterrorism, but we've also built up...

Secondly, not only have we put additional agents on counterterrorism, but we've also built up...

So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that...

So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that...

They're - FBI agents are some of the finest people you'll find anyplace in the...

They're - FBI agents are some of the finest people you'll find anyplace in the...

There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make.

There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make.

We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge...

We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge...

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible...

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible...

The collapse of Enron was devastating to tens of thousands of people and shook the...

The collapse of Enron was devastating to tens of thousands of people and shook the...

The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack.

The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack.

The 19 hijackers that came over here to commit the attack on Sept. 11, there...

The 19 hijackers that came over here to commit the attack on Sept. 11, there...

I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find.

I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find.

We had to address information technology in the ways we had not before and give...

We had to address information technology in the ways we had not before and give...

And at that point, I think we all realized it was something tremendously tragic, probably...

And at that point, I think we all realized it was something tremendously tragic, probably...

I was in my office when - on 9-11. I think I had a number...

I was in my office when - on 9-11. I think I had a number...

And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a...

And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a...

If you look at the 19 hijackers who came to the United States in Sept....

If you look at the 19 hijackers who came to the United States in Sept....