Morell: Shifting Resources from the Counterterrorism Community Contributed to the Border Issues

BRENNAN Our colleague Sam ░░░░░░░░ who ran vetting at ░░░░░░░░ border for DHS said ░░░░░░░░ that the information that ░░░░░░░░ those vetting lists the ░░░░░░░░ lists is dependent on ░░░░░░░░ much good intelligence is ░░░░░░░░ and that has been ░░░░░░░░ resourced Do you agree ░░░░░░░░ that MORELL I I ░░░░░░░░ with that 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ ve shifted resources from ░░░░░░░░ counterterrorism community to the ░░░░░░░░ community Now that s ░░░░░░░░ to some degree It ░░░░░░░░ been significant So I ░░░░░░░░ there s a cost ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence we re ░░░░░░░░ The vetting system beyond ░░░░░░░░ having the information the ░░░░░░░░ system does not provide ░░░░░░░░ of the information that ░░░░░░░░ government has There was ░░░░░░░░ a DHS inspector general ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Mm hmm MORELL ░░░░░░░░ outlined all the problems ░░░░░░░░ the vetting system So ░░░░░░░░ s lack of information ░░░░░░░░ then it s the ░░░░░░░░ itself BRENNAN That and ░░░░░░░░ have it on a ░░░░░░░░ The report said Customs ░░░░░░░░ Border Protection could not ░░░░░░░░ all federal data necessary ░░░░░░░░ enable complete screening and ░░░░░░░░ of noncitizens seeking admission ░░░░░░░░ the United States This ░░░░░░░░ the government saying We ░░░░░░░░ t vet everyone properly ░░░░░░░░ Right And Customs and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have the ░░░░░░░░ right to even connect ░░░░░░░░ are all sorts of ░░░░░░░░ here that need to ░░░░░░░░ resolved.”