Tom Cotton Quotes

Well, I'm a former FBI agent.

In the United States, it's the mandate of the FBI to gather information relating to terrorism, go out and collect it, to do the interviews, to do the investigative work.

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI, it's tremendously professional.

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.

If we can't trust the guards, the jailers, who can we trust?

I always had a lot of respect for the hard work and the hours and the dedication it takes to do these jobs but even more now, yes. The fact that we've gotten the opportunity to go to the FBI and meet the people who do this for real and also have consultations with them.

We know there are a lot of amazing people that work for the FBI as investigators.

As has been the case throughout the history of terrorism, government anxiety centres on what to do about those against whom there may be intelligence but no usable evidence.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has long been regarded as our nation's premier federal investigative agency.

As I mentioned we have arrested or detained over 1,000 people here in America to determine to find out what they know.

Some of my best friends are FBI agents.

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

Everything I know about the FBI came from movies! Right? The idea of these kind of uptight, conservative guys whose ties are tied too tight.

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.

When I was a kid, a policeman was someone you looked up to and respected.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

But we had - I think if you look at law enforcement 10 years ago, if you look at the challenges, the FBI was focused excessively on what was happening in the United States.

The American people want to have trust in their leaders.

The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

You want to believe in leaders, really believe in leaders. You want what they are saying to be truthful, and you want to trust them.

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community.