JAMIE GORELICK

The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes, and that the president may, as has been done, delegate this authority to the attorney general. It's important to understand, senators, that the rules and the methodology for criminal searches are inconsistent with the collection of foreign intelligence and would unduly frustrate the president in carrying out his foreign intelligence responsibilities.

Government doesn’t always work the way its supposed to. Sometimes you have to use brute force, bring people together …

It is unnatural for companies to sit down in front of their competitors and share the information about their vulnerabilities.

We had been at war since 1992, only we didn’t know it.

Intelligence is only as good as the pressure from the consumer of the intelligence makes it.

We had been at war since 1992, only we didn’t know it.

Intelligence is only as good as the pressure from the consumer of the intelligence makes it.

It is unnatural for companies to sit down in front of their competitors and share the information about their vulnerabilities.

Government doesn’t always work the way its supposed to. Sometimes you have to use brute force, bring people together …

The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes, and that the president may, as has been done, delegate this authority to the attorney general. It's important to understand, senators, that the rules and the methodology for criminal searches are inconsistent with the collection of foreign intelligence and would unduly frustrate the president in carrying out his foreign intelligence responsibilities.