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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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...

In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that...

In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that...

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...

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.

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...

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...

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

What we bring to the table is not only our 56 field offices in the...

What we bring to the table is not only our 56 field offices in 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.

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...