So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that investigation is a relatively important investigation and meaningful, the president would have been periodically briefed.

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Leaking of classified material is a concern.

Leaking of classified material is a concern.

People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September...

People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September...

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 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....

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.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

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...