Action Quote by Tyler Drumheller

My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval;…

— Michael Hayden

Everything the CIA does is deniable. It's part of its Congressional mandate. Congress doesn't want to be held accountable for the criminal things the…

— Douglas Valentine

For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational…

— Harry S. Truman

There is no part of the executive branch that more exists on the outer edge of executive prerogative than the American intelligence community -…

— Michael Hayden

Every time the Secretary of Defense tries to get a hand on his many intelligence programs, we hear warnings about the dire consequences to…

— Mark Riebling

Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take…

— Leon Panetta

Let's remember, the CIA's job is to go out and create wars.

— Jesse Ventura

First of all, CIA follows the law.

— Gina Haspel

CIA has been treated with enormous respect and our expertise is valued for what we bring to the table.

— Gina Haspel

CIA will continue to pursue every lead; analyze the information we collect with critical, objective eyes; and brief reliable intelligence to protect U.S. forces…

— Gina Haspel

There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are…

— Ron Paul

CIA has learned some tough lessons, especially when asked to tackle missions that fall outside our expertise.

— Gina Haspel