“We can only query against that which we have collected. And so if someone has never made a ripple in the pond in Syria in a way that would get their identity or their interest reflected in our database, we can query our database until the cows come home, but there will be nothing show up because we have no record of them.”

American lawyer

James Brien Comey Jr. is an American lawyer best known for serving as the seventh director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. He led the FBI during a politically charged period and became a widely discussed public figure through that role. His name is often associated with law enforcement, government service, and the events surrounding his removal from office.