Thomas J. Ridge: “For a community that so frequently struggles to have its voice heard, these hearings are a very important opportunity.”

While he may think he has the authority and legally, he might. He will not get and achieve the outcomes that I believe he wants and the President wants and the mayor wants, if you act unilaterally.

So, I think if the president is looking to make America great, that's his goal, he also has to make it safe.

If we endure another attack and the intelligence officials had indications or information regarding that attack and the president did not want to listen to that for whatever reason, the responsibility for that attack would fall on the…

Either we make these effective tools or we replace them.