It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts.

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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...

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 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...

In the last 10 years, in narcotics task forces, in a number of violent crime...

In the last 10 years, in narcotics task forces, in a number of violent crime...

As I said before, there are often disagreements as to what a particular set of...

As I said before, there are often disagreements as to what a particular set of...

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...

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...

I know when I was here prosecuting homicides in the District of Columbia, one of...

I know when I was here prosecuting homicides in the District of Columbia, one 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,...

And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an...

And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an...

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead....

I asked a Burmese why women, after centuries of following their men, now walk ahead....

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...

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...

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 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...

All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where...

All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where...

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...

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...

In the United States, it's the mandate of the FBI to gather information relating to...

In the United States, it's the mandate of the FBI to gather information relating to...

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.