Specter: I have a report. You feel strongly about this matter that you feel every night when you go to bed you believe if the program had not shut down, that 9/11 could have been prevented.
Answer: Not completely accurate. I do go to bed every night thinking we could have prevented something and assisted the United States some way.
Sessions: AR-31-10 was the culprit that got you into this and required a deletion or do you think the deletions were not necessary under the regulations?
Answer: I made the deletions. I was ordered by whoever wrote the regulations and I understand the regulations were written before the internet (open source info). I could have forgotten to delete it but I would have been in violation of the regulation.
Sessions: One minute you get in trouble for following regulations and then in trouble for not following. You consulted lawyers about the regulations and they todl you you had to follow the regulation. Who was secretary of Defense? It wasn't Rumsfeld?
Answer: No. (Couldn't hear who it was).
Sessions: From your perspective, do you feel the regulation should be modified to allow this kind of activity and it wouldn't adversely impact our view that military shouldn't be involved in intel in the US?
Answer: I can't give you an answer.