Oh, I was under the impression that the FBI was “a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. .”

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/mueller051608.htm

Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
May 16, 2008

If we in the FBI safeguard our civil liberties but leave our country vulnerable to terrorist attack, we have lost. If we protect America from terrorism but sacrifice our civil liberties, we have also lost. Every day, the men and women of the Bureau must strike this balance.

We recognize that if we are to be successful as a global intelligence and law enforcement agency, we must be as transparent as possible. We welcome scrutiny from Congress, the American public, and the press. Yes, this scrutiny is sometimes painful. But in the long run it does make us better, because we understand that our ability to protect the American people depends in large part on the people’s trust in the FBI.

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