Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia — Season 1, Episode 3: Mueller / Bush: Tracked and Surveilled
Documentary • 43 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
In the wake of 9/11, George W. Bush and new FBI Director Robert Mueller unite to prevent another attack, but their close alignment ushers in the Patriot Act and an era of surveillance and government overreach not seen since Hoover's reign.
About Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
Pulling back the curtain on the complex and high stakes relationship between the FBI Director and U.S. President, this series explores their pivotal moments of tension, the FBI's delicate neutrality and its national security implications.