--- title: James Clapper to Talk Russian Meddling in Election: Watch description: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is expected to address alleged attempts by Russian hackers to influence the U.S. election canonical: https://time.com/4544551/james-clapper-address-livestream/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-25T16:11:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T01:24:33.587Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: James Clapper to Address Russian Interference in Election og:description: Director of National Intelligence will speak about Russia and the election og:url: https://time.com/4544551/james-clapper-address-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc88f0f3a42687cf8/6988ab75f887dc854ce97ee9/james-clapper-livestream.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Director Of National Intelligence James Clapper Discusses Domestic Security og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: James Clapper to Address Russian Interference in Election twitter:description: Director of National Intelligence will speak about Russia and the election twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc88f0f3a42687cf8/6988ab75f887dc854ce97ee9/james-clapper-livestream.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to Address Russian Interference in Election  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Oct 25, 2016 4:11 PM CUT  Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks about the domestic security landscape and ways to address today's domestic terrorist threats, during a forum hosted by the National Security Alliance on Oct. 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks about the domestic security landscape and ways to address today's domestic terrorist threats, during a forum hosted by the National Security Alliance on Oct. 20, 2016 in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Oct 25, 2016 4:11 PM CUT Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Tuesday is expected to address alleged attempts by Russian hackers to [influence the U.S. presidential election](http://time.com/4512771/how-russia-wants-undermine-us-election/ "undefined"). Clapper is expected to address the issue while speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Reuters reported. Intelligence officials have said [Russian operatives were responsible](http://time.com/4422379/russian-hack-democratic-convention-putin/ "undefined") for a hack of the Democratic National Committee emails this summer, and the White House has since officially accused the Russian government of meddling in the U.S. election. While [intelligence officials have warned](http://time.com/4539904/fake-voter-fraud-russia-us-election-hack-warning/ "undefined") about Russian attempts to interfere, officials have said hackers would not be able to alter the election’s outcome because of the decentralized electoral system. Elections are handled by state and local authorities, not by the federal government. 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