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Jim Comey

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

That seems to be, again, the selection bias in those that I talk to, but that seems to be the feeling.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Yes, it's hard to see from the outside, but I also wonder, so how are they doing that? The Bureau, since 9-11, has had a really sophisticated process to figure out what to work on. It's called the Threat Review and Prioritization Process, TRP, where twice a year we would look across the country and say, so what are the bad things that could happen to America that we could do something about?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Yes, it's hard to see from the outside, but I also wonder, so how are they doing that? The Bureau, since 9-11, has had a really sophisticated process to figure out what to work on. It's called the Threat Review and Prioritization Process, TRP, where twice a year we would look across the country and say, so what are the bad things that could happen to America that we could do something about?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Yes, it's hard to see from the outside, but I also wonder, so how are they doing that? The Bureau, since 9-11, has had a really sophisticated process to figure out what to work on. It's called the Threat Review and Prioritization Process, TRP, where twice a year we would look across the country and say, so what are the bad things that could happen to America that we could do something about?

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Who's working on it already? What would be good measurements of achievement against that threat? And given those threats, how would we rank them? And then we do the same thing in each of the 56 field offices and then come up for each field office with a separate list of these are your priorities and this is how we're going to measure success.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Who's working on it already? What would be good measurements of achievement against that threat? And given those threats, how would we rank them? And then we do the same thing in each of the 56 field offices and then come up for each field office with a separate list of these are your priorities and this is how we're going to measure success.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Who's working on it already? What would be good measurements of achievement against that threat? And given those threats, how would we rank them? And then we do the same thing in each of the 56 field offices and then come up for each field office with a separate list of these are your priorities and this is how we're going to measure success.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

whether you're making progress against them, really rigorous. And we would go to Congress each year and say, you should invest in the FBI because we'll show you how we're spending our money. And we'll show you whether we're making good on our promises to spend the money this way. And I couldn't move more than $100,000 in total value.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

whether you're making progress against them, really rigorous. And we would go to Congress each year and say, you should invest in the FBI because we'll show you how we're spending our money. And we'll show you whether we're making good on our promises to spend the money this way. And I couldn't move more than $100,000 in total value.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

whether you're making progress against them, really rigorous. And we would go to Congress each year and say, you should invest in the FBI because we'll show you how we're spending our money. And we'll show you whether we're making good on our promises to spend the money this way. And I couldn't move more than $100,000 in total value.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

So in equipment or people without going to Congress and getting permission to Because a law had passed that said, this is how you shall spend your money. And it was based on what we had told them we were going to spend it on. So how you move lots of people to immigration and how you do it consistent with the rigor of that prioritization process mystifies me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

So in equipment or people without going to Congress and getting permission to Because a law had passed that said, this is how you shall spend your money. And it was based on what we had told them we were going to spend it on. So how you move lots of people to immigration and how you do it consistent with the rigor of that prioritization process mystifies me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

So in equipment or people without going to Congress and getting permission to Because a law had passed that said, this is how you shall spend your money. And it was based on what we had told them we were going to spend it on. So how you move lots of people to immigration and how you do it consistent with the rigor of that prioritization process mystifies me.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Because I assume that terrorism and counterintelligence are still at the top of the stack. And so what's the rationale for the move? And what does Congress say about the move? I can't tell you.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Because I assume that terrorism and counterintelligence are still at the top of the stack. And so what's the rationale for the move? And what does Congress say about the move? I can't tell you.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Because I assume that terrorism and counterintelligence are still at the top of the stack. And so what's the rationale for the move? And what does Congress say about the move? I can't tell you.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Well, it risks being a false statement, which you really don't want to do at the FBI. But yeah, if Congress is going to wink and nod because you're going to say that, you know, it's national security work because we're protecting the border. I guess at that point, the rigor of the threat review process has increased. Been thrown over.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Well, it risks being a false statement, which you really don't want to do at the FBI. But yeah, if Congress is going to wink and nod because you're going to say that, you know, it's national security work because we're protecting the border. I guess at that point, the rigor of the threat review process has increased. Been thrown over.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

Well, it risks being a false statement, which you really don't want to do at the FBI. But yeah, if Congress is going to wink and nod because you're going to say that, you know, it's national security work because we're protecting the border. I guess at that point, the rigor of the threat review process has increased. Been thrown over.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1049: James Comey: Uncomfortably Numb

But sure, I guess if Congress is going to let you do it, you can do whatever you want.