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Something earlier. i don't know. but there were good reasons why there was caution and discretion here. >> director brennen, so general clapper just said there wasn't the template, but russians have been attempting to interfere in elections before. 2016 was not the first time. it was the most successful time ever, probably, in russian history. but it wasn't the first time. why were the intelligence agencies, and not just the intelligence agencies, law enforcement, communications, every part of the government, why was it not better prepared? >> well, i think we were prepared. it's a question of...