"There's going to be a diaspora out of Syria, " FBI Director James Comey said last week.
Leahy said he was informed immediately about the discovery by FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Former FBI director William Sessions said he agrees with how federal agents are handling the standoff.
On Monday, FBI Director Robert Mueller insisted the agency had "no warning signs" of last week's attacks.
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The question of rounding up terrorists was something that greatly frustrated the former FBI Director Louis Freeh.
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Relations between the White House and FBI Director Louis Freeh are quickly going from bad to worse.
The FBI investigated, but found no evidence of extremist activity, FBI Director Robert Mueller told a Senate committee.
Comey and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, believed the program was illegal and had to be modified.
But yesterday you had FBI director, Mr. Mueller, went to Capitol Hill and he was asked about it.
He spoke to FBI director Mueller, and to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Carmen Ortiz.
Mr Gray was never confirmed as FBI director, and in 1973 William D Ruckelshaus took over the bureau.
And we meet with the CIA Director George Tenet, and I meet with the FBI Director Bob Mueller.
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and current FBI Director Robert Mueller were among those personally sued.
Mueller also served as Acting Deputy Attorney General, and was sworn in as FBI director on September 4, 2001.
But Reno raised questions about whether her views on the issue differ from those of FBI Director Louis Freeh.
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According to FBI director Robert Mueller federal law enforcement agencies continue to uncover major fraud, insider trading and Ponzi schemes.
Leahy said FBI Director Robert Mueller informed him immediately about the discovery, noting that his staffers said they felt fine.
The Intelligence Committee leaders met Thursday with FBI Director Robert Mueller, whose agency is investigating the leaks, according to legislators.
The FBI director said there were roughly 3, 000 pending mortgage fraud investigations in 2011 compared to approximately 700 investigations in 2005.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke with FBI Director Robert Mueller and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, a Justice Department official said.
The FBI investigated, but found no evidence of extremist activity, FBI Director Robert Mueller reiterated Thursday during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
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Some answers may emerge in late March when former FBI director Louis Freeh releases a report on the trading surrounding Semgroup's demise.
Mr Obama has tasked FBI director Robert Mueller with overseeing the investigation.
After Freeh's discussion with Esposito, the FBI director raised the matter with the attorney general who allegedly said she would look into it.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, FBI Director Robert Mueller, members of the House of Representatives and Senate, and other dignitaries also took part.
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I've spoken to FBI Director Mueller and Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano, and they're mobilising the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond.
The official also pointed to a strong, long-standing relationship between Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller, who is expected to remain in that post.
"There were no warning signs that I'm aware of that would indicate this type of operation in the country, " FBI Director Robert Mueller said Monday.
The technology overhaul has been a priority for FBI Director Robert Mueller since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks exposed the bureau's troubles with information sharing.
Bush mentions that in late September 2001, FBI director Bob Mueller told him that there were 331 potential al Qaeda operatives inside the United States.
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