Clearly, we are in a situation--we're not in a passive situation from a world threats standpoint.

I have found that statutory requirements, Executive Orders, directives, have added functions to the DNI...

My role is to provide you with the intelligence to formulate policy, not formulate policy, not be a spokesman for any political decisions that are made.

I certainly will make sure the IC produces the intelligence access that you need to do your job.

Vice President Pence at the Munich Security Conference--I was not there, but I read his remarks--said there needs to be consequences for what the Russians are trying to do.

I want to make it very, very clear to all elements of the intelligence community that our job is to do our job, and our job is not to formulate policy, our job is not to influence intelligence in any way for political reasons; our job is…

I thought perhaps we ought to at least have a discussion about what do you do in a situation when you have the necessary intelligence to know that something terrible is going to happen to the American people in a very short amount of time.

I can absolutely say that I have no other obligation except to follow the law on that.

I think it's our responsibility to provide you access to all that you mentioned.

I think this is something that needs to be investigated and addressed.

Yes, I do, and I think it's important, obviously, for the government, all government entities.

I think the transparency of what has happened is necessary for the American people so that when they make their judgments about future, whether future elections or whatever, they understand that there are outside forces trying to influence…

I'm going to do everything I can to work with Admiral Rogers in NSA to get you that number.

I may be wrong in saying it was a Bush-era.

I have been reassured time and time and time again from the President to his advisers that I'm welcome and needed and expected to be a part of the Principals Committee.

I do think it's at least worth discussion relative to the situation that might occur where we might have to, hopefully with some special authority, might have to go outside that.

Russia has a long history of propaganda and trying to influence various nations' cultures and elections and so forth.

I think that it needs to be under my authority. And I've made that very, very clear.