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Use propaganda and the ability to reach out as terrorists are doing and try to incite, and match that up with the tremendous power that Social Media Tools allow to make that easy and simple and effective and broadly applicable. So, given that this is a strategy, and given that its aimed not just at the United States, particularly with respect to interference in our elections, but at Western Europe and eastern europe, for that matter, is there an effort underway to work with our allies through na...

Story of why the fbi didnt take it seriously. i hope that is something the justice department is looking into. but to come back to general klapper, im not holding my breath. to come back to general klapper. he just accuse the president of treason essentially. he saying that he is a wedding russian agent. if hes got evidence for that i would like to hear it. this paranoia really is causing enormous negative consequences for our democratic institutions and to go back to your earlier discussion abo...

Breakfast that first national prayer breakfast and i dont recall who had just had their head cut off, and the president comes out and says get off your high horse, its really your turn. laid-back for everybody. but theres got to be americans out there whos kids died at about that time from overdoses who have to be infuriated. talk about blood on the presidents hands. this is a lot, its a lot clearer here. but i want to talk about someone else now. im going to ask that they put the sound on klapp...

I thought mrs. yates was very credible. general klapper has been a patriot for a long time. the russians today. as the russians to try to interfere in our election spread every member of the committee agrees with the russians but heres why its important to know about the unmasking of the conversation between the ambassador and general flynn. somebody took that information and leaked it to "the washington post" and you cannot allow intelligence to be politicized. so i wanted to get to the bottom ...

Election and to give the advantage to then candidate donald trump. klapper was also press today on a statement he made in march that there was no evidence of collusion between members of the trump team and russia but today, he seemed to caveat that statement by saying its not the final word. >> i was not aware of the counterintelligence investigation. director, he first referred to during his testimony before the house permits committee on the 20th of march. >> the witnesses today were pressed c...

Campaign colluded with the russian government or intelligence services and improper fashion? stigma answer that question would require me to reveal classified information so i cant answer that. >> did anybody ever make a request to unmask a conversation between the russian ambassador and ambassador and mr. flynn? >> again senator, i cant answer a question like that. >> mr. klapper, you know if thats the case? >> i dont. >> is there any accidental collection by our intelligence community collects...

Past. so just to add to admiral rogers point. but i think there is a threshold of behavior that is just unacceptable, and somehow that has to be conveyed. >> i am out of time, but on behalf of all the american people, we want to thank you. you have dedicated your lives to keeping us safe, and we are incredibly grateful for. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for being a ranking member holding this hearing. and i also want to thank you, general klapper, mr. secreta...

Once he takes office. a short while ago, armed services chair senator john mccain asked chief james clapper if he stood by the previous assessment that senior russian officials were behind the hacking. >> based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts not only that only russias seniormost officials could have authorized in these activities, general klapper, clapper, is that something you stand behind? >> actually we stand more resolutely on the strength of that statement and we made on the ...