FBI Chief: Citizens Should Be 'Deeply Skeptical' of Government

photo credit: fonstokAmericans should be “deeply skeptical” of government power and law enforcement only should be able to access anyone’s telephone with a court order, FBI Director James Comey said on Friday.

“I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power,” Comey told CBS News’ Scott Pelley in an interview for “60 Minutes” that will air on Sunday. “You cannot trust people in power.

“The Founders knew that,” he said. “That’s why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest.”

Comey, 53, who became FBI chief in September 2013, cautioned that courts must grant law-enforcement agencies permission to telephones if the information is deemed to be critical to a criminal case or national security.

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