Robert Mueller Quotes

Preventing terrorist attacks is of the highest important, but trashing the Constitution is not the right way to do it.

Well, our position, and our chairman has talked about this extensively, is that we had a lot of intelligence prior to 9/11. We knew that two al Qaeda operatives who ultimately participated in the 9/11 disaster were in the United States. We didn't find them.

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.

The NSA should keep close watch on suspected terrorists to keep our country safe - through programs permitting due process, the naming of a suspect, and oversight by an accountable court.

The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.

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

If we had known that one of those terrorist attacks was coming, could our government have electronically eavesdropped on the attackers without a warrant?

The CIA did not know that the North Koreans had a 3 stage ballistic missile until they fired and tested it. The CIA did not know about September 11th.

Abolish the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency.

There isn’t any doubt that in fighting the War on Terrorism you increase the power and scope of government, and it becomes more intrusive.

I was a federal prosecutor when we exercised powers under the Patriot Act or under the FISA court.

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, it became clear that the FBI's number one priority must be the prevention of another terrorist attack.

Our folks at the FBI are working their tails off every day to stop and find criminals, terrorists, and nation-state adversaries.

The FBI doesn't sit around all day and read tweets. The FBI's going to do their job. Robert Mueller's going to do his job.

I think the important thing to remember here is that we haven't been attacked again at home since September of 2001.

Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

The Patriot Act is essential to our continued success in the war on terror here at home.

I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn't look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there's only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.

Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack.

The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.

Terrorists and criminals are increasingly adept at exploiting cutting-edge technologies to carry out or to mask their crimes. To counter current and emerging threats, the FBI actively deploys a wide range of technology-based tools, capabilities, and training that enable and enhance intelligence, national security, and law enforcement operations.

Despite constant vilifying by the media and congressional threats to take away the tools needed to uncover plots, FBI agents and CIA officers work silently around the clock and risk their own lives to keep us safe.

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while thanking our military is standard practice in American life, no one thinks of thanking the FBI, the CIA, or the rest of the intelligence community for keeping us safe since 9/11.