Community Quote by Benjamin Wittes

“We have seen segments of our Government, in their attitudes and action, adopt tactics unworthy of a democracy, and occasionally reminiscent of totalitarian regimes.…

— Church Committee

U.S. intelligence services routinely use collection methods against foreigners that foreseeably - with certainty - ingest high volumes of U.S. communications as well.

— Barton Gellman

There is a huge difference between gathering intelligence in foreign countries, even our allies, and secretly getting information on U.S. citizens.

— Bob Beckel

U.S. intelligence has the legal right to monitor foreign communications as they go through to U.S. service providers. However, even though something is legal…

— Mikko Hypponen

Having conducted counterintelligence investigations, I can attest that not everything a foreign intelligence service does is necessarily illegal.

— Asha Rangappa

As a former F.B.I. special agent who conducted counterintelligence investigations, I can attest that foreign intelligence services do not operate on the basis of…

— Asha Rangappa

Intelligence services exist to do things that are illegal abroad. They exist to tell lies.

— David Ignatius

We need to gather intelligence, but we need to do so legally.

— Bob Beckel

The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn't limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn't limit itself to…

— Edward Snowden

Rather than trying to find evidence of a crime, the FBI's counterintelligence goal is to identify, monitor and neutralize foreign intelligence activity in the…

— Asha Rangappa

The Department of Justice believes, and the case law supports, that the president has inherent authority to conduct warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence…

— Jamie Gorelick

So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants.

— Robert Mueller