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We're also grateful that this committee requested this audit, because, Mr. Fine, through your good work we were able to find out what these problems were so that we can correct them, The other thing, Ms. Caproni, you've been asked to take a lot of messages back to the FBI, all of which are good and valid messages. But another one I want to ask you to take back today is that, although the FBI messed up in handling the NSLs, [ wanted you to take a message back to those agents in the field who | know are working around the clock, they're away from their families a lot of times, and thank them for nol messing up on what Mr. Fine said was one of their key missions. and that was to detect and deter terrorism and espionage in this country. Because if you had messed up on that one, we'd have a lot more people in this room and we'd be a much harsher hearing than what we're having today. The other question I'd just like to ask either of you to respond to, do either of you have any evidence today that anyone in a supervisory position gave instructions, esther expressly or impliedly, to any person under his or her supervision to misuse the NSLs? CAPRONI: Not to my knowledge. FORBES: Mr. Fine? FINE: We didn't find that evidence. We did not find that there was an intent by people who knew they were misusing it to misuse it. So, no. On the other hand, we did not do a thorough review of what people up and down the line knew and did. So we reported what we found. FORBES: And that's being conducted, as I understand it, now. Is that correct, Ms. Caproni? CAPRONI: Correct. FORBES: And if you find that information, you'll present that back to the committee, correct? CAPRONI: Absolutely. FORBES: Second question for either of you: Is there any evidence that any member of the FBI or the Justice Department provided any information, either orally or in writing, to this committee or to Congress which they knew to be inaccurate or false?