Mueller: FBI Has Adapted Since 9/11

FBI Director Robert Mueller testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing concerning the extension of his tenure through 2013. Mueller told the committee that the FBI has adapted since 9/11 to respond to terror threats, and has become a “threat-based, intelligence-led agency.” (0:47)

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Grassley Supports Mueller Extension, Cautious About Implications

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s top Republican, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), says during a hearing on Wednesday that he supports extending FBI Director Robert Mueller’s tenure beyond the statuatory 10 years, but warns against bypassing an important law that prevents FBI directors from becoming too independent and powerful.  (1:19)

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Government Contradicting Itself With FBI, Says Lawmaker

House Intelligence Committee member Mike Rogers (R-MI) discusses the problem with Washington wanting the FBI to be both law enforcer and intelligence seeker. (0:28)

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Gates Enlists FBI In WikiLeaks Probe

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters Thursday that he has asked FBI director Robert Mueller to help investigate the leak of thousands of classified military documents. (0:15)

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FBI Director Declines To Comment On Bureau's Test Cheaters

At a Senate Judiciary hearing on Wednesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller refused to talk in detail about the recent reports of agents cheating on a test meant to demonstrate understanding of what the FBI can and cannot do. (0:30)

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Terrorist Watchlists Will Be Improved Soon, Says FBI Head

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller, says that efforts to improve the manner in which terrorist watchlists are created are forthcoming. (0:15)
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America Still Faces Many Threats Following Flight 253, Says FBI Director

Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, says that the United States still face many terrorist threats following the disruption of a terrorist attack Christmas day. Mueller says that these include home-grown radicals and those who travel overseas for terrorist training. Mueller testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee early Wednesday. (0:28)
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FBI Director: More Must Be Done Post-Flight 253 To Offset Threats

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, Robert Mueller, says that more must be done following the attempted Christmas day attack to offset terrorist threats. (0:13)
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DOJ: FBI Improperly Obtained 700 Telephone Toll Billing Records

Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine discusses the "700 instances in which the FBI improperly obtained telephone toll billing records" and says the OIG is now investigating who should be held accountable. (0:43)
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Wolf: Holder abused his power

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) complains about Attorney General Eric Holder's absence in responding to his questions concerning Guantanamo Bay. (1:33)
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FBI agent: OLC lied On Use Of Torture

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts Sheldon Whitehouse asks former FBI agent Ali Soufan if what the OLC has claimed happened with the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah in 2005 was an accurate account of the events. Ali Soufan rejects the account of the OLC. (0:46)
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FBI agent: CIA and FBI Against Torture

Former FBI agent Ali Soufan says that the FBI and the CIA agreed on which technique to use for interrogations. They were against torture. (0:40)
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Chairman Leahy asks FBI Director Mueller about anthrax facilities

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy asks Director Robert S. Mueller of FBI if there are facilities developing or testing anthrax other than Dugway Proving Ground or test facilities in Ohio. (0:34)
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FBI's new investigation standard is lower than standard used by police for investigations

Congressman and former assistant United States Attorney Artur Davis (D-Va.) asks FBI Director Robert Mueller about the standard that the FBI will use as a threshold for opening investigations. Since the activities undertaken by the FBI are similar to those used by police in an initial investigation, Davis asked if the standard needed to undertake an FBI investigation will be lower than the standard set out by police in the 1968 Supreme Court decision in Terry v. Ohio. Mueller initially resists the question, but eventually says the standard is lower. (0:51)
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Fusion centers offer ambiguous lines of authority

Mike German, former FBI agent and ACLU national security policy counsel, says that “fusion centers” use excessive secrecy, have a troubling private and military participation in gathering information, and have an apparent bent towards suspicious information collection. (1:16)
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Citizen distrust and wasted tax dollars

Caroline Fredrickson, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office, says that the inherent dangers of “fusion centers” is the sharing of information with no controls, no oversight and no structure to protect people’s first amendment rights. (0:49)


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Wall between agencies contributed to 9/11

Ranking Chairman Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) asks Inspector General Glenn A. Fine if the lack of co-operation between the FBI and the CIA could have contributed to the atrocities of 9/11. Fine agrees that the wall between the agencies was a problem and prevented the sharing of information. (0:30)
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Russia, China, and Iran “want to steal our secrets”

FBI Director Robert Mueller says there are “a number of countries out there” that pose a risk to the FBI’s counterintelligence capacity. He cites Russia, China, and Iran as countries that want to “steal our secrets” but “hesitates to identify one as more of a threat.” (0:27)
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FBI success dependent on public trust

FBI Director Robert Mueller says to be successful as a global law enforcement the FBI must strike a balance between safeguarding civil liberties and preventing terrorist attacks. He says scrutiny from Congress, the public, and the press improves the FBI’s ability to protect the people while respecting their rights, and that the bureau’s success depends on the nation’s trust in the FBI. (0:58)
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General Mukasey responds to question on strengthening the FBI

Attorney General Mukasey responds to a question when asked if adding more man power to the FBI is the best course of action (1:20)
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