It's because we need to determine who in this country is poised, positioned to commit terrorist acts. Robert Mueller actcommitcountry Change image and share on social
And from the moment that we realized it was a terrorist attack, there isn't an agent or a support person in the FBI that wasn't committed to bringing to justice those who were responsible for this. Robert Mueller agentattackbring Change image and share on social
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. Robert Mueller briefextentimportant Change image and share on social
But we had - I think if you look at law enforcement 10 years ago, if you look at the challenges, the FBI was focused excessively on what was happening in the United States. Robert Mueller agochallengeenforcement Change image and share on social
The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack. Robert Mueller attackfbiprincipal Change image and share on social
We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we have met the standard that has been set forth by Congress in order to utilize these techniques. Robert Mueller approvecongresscourt share on social
The 19 hijackers that came over here to commit the attack on Sept. 11, there were those that were at the bottom of the line. There were those who were the principal conspirators. There were those who were the pilot. Everybody has a role. Robert Mueller attackbottomcommit share on social
And so every one of us in the FBI, I don't care if it's a file clerk someplace or an agent there or a computer specialist, understands that our main mission is to protect the public from another September 11, another terrorist attack. Robert Mueller agentattackcare share on social
In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community. Robert Mueller closelycommunitycounterpart share on social
Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with the Central Intelligence Agency, with NSA, with the other intelligence agencies, and likewise, for them to share information with us. Robert Mueller actagencycentral share on social
