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

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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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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.

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....

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...

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

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...

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 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 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,...

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...

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 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...

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...