FBI Director: Americans should be skeptical of gov’t power

FBI Director James Comey says you can't trust anybody — especially the US government.

"I believe that Americans should be deeply skeptical of government power — you cannot trust people in power,'' the director said in a surprisingly candid interview that aired on CBS's "60 Minutes'' on Sunday night.

"The Founders knew that,'' Comey said, adding, "That's why they divided power among three branches, to set interest against interest."

Still, Comey insisted that his agency isn't watching us illegally.

"We don't do electronic surveillance without a court order," he said.

"We cannot read your e-mails or listen to your calls without going to a federal judge, making a showing of probable cause."

The FBI chief also displayed his open contempt for Apple and Google.

He talked about their development of new cell-phone software designed to make it impossible for the FBI — or anyone else — to crack a code devised by a user.

"The notion that we would market devices that would allow someone to place themselves beyond the law troubles me a lot,'' Comey said.

He added, "My sense is that we've gone too far when we've gone there."

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