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John Daley ReportingThe head of the FBI thinks federal authorities will catch polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. While in Salt Lake today, Robert Mueller took questions from reporters, including questions about another story: why the government wants to search documents gathered by perhaps Utah's most famous journalist ever.
At a press conference, FBI Director Robert Mueller answered a broad range of questions, including some about his agency's efforts to track down another well-known name of late, FLDS polygamist leader and fugitive Warren Jeffs.
Robert Mueller, FBI Director: "Always in a situation like this, it takes time. And my expectation is we will catch him. He is a fugitive, and an important fugitive, which is why he's on the ten most wanted list. If you look at the history of the ten most wanted list, the publicity you get often leads very quickly and sometimes not so quickly to arresting the person. My expectation is we will arrest him."
Mueller says the FBI is using all the resources at its disposal to track down Jeffs.
Mueller also discussed the Jack Anderson case. Anderson, who is originally from Utah, famously used classified documents to break big stories. At issue are 188 boxes of papers now held by George Washington University.
A few weeks after Anderson died in December at 83, FBI agents contacted his widow about documents they believed to be in his archives, connected to a five-year-old criminal case involving two former lobbyists who've been charged with disclosing classified information.
Robert Mueller, FBI Director: "We had information that amongst the papers of the late Jack Anderson were documents that were classified, relating to national security. Our effort has been to identify what those documents might be before they are publicized, to determine whether or not there would be an adverse impact on national security if they are made public."
Kevin Anderson, Jack Anderson's Son: "I know he had some, and the FBI has known for number of years. In fact, there's a Parade Magazine from 1972, where he's holding them up and they were photographed. Why they waited until now is mystery."
Mueller also discussed the Canada terror plot, saying the FBI is following it closely, hoping it may be helpful in tracking terror suspects in the U.S.
