preventing attacks and the reality of that information can be gathered in other ways. >> inspector general joel brenner sharply disagrees. >> if these recommendations were accepted in bulk, we would be back to a pre-9/11 situation. >> reporter: now, the spokesman for the director of national intelligence gave us a statement in response to the renewed pressure on clapper. he said that james clapper has been it was for more than 20 years and a well-earned reputation as an honorable public servant he goes on to say that clapper misspoke, thinking the question was about section 702 of the fisa, and not section 215 of the p.a.t.r.i.o.t. act which applying to u.s. persons. that was his explanation for the why he answered the question the way he did. >> legislation introduced in the