--- title: Russia Hacking: Intelligence Officials Testify - Watch Live description: U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress Thursday on cyber threats and allegations that Russia interfered in the U.S. election canonical: https://time.com/4623558/russia-hacking-senate-testimony/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-05T14:08:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T13:55:19.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Top Intelligence Officials Testify on Russia Hacking Allegations og:description: U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress Thursday on cyber threats and allegations that Russia interfered in the U.S. election og:url: https://time.com/4623558/russia-hacking-senate-testimony/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb00817aead01394d/6988b47ccf40a8d544c45faf/james-clapper-senate-intelligence.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: james clapper senate intelligence hearing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Top Intelligence Officials Testify on Russia Hacking Allegations twitter:description: U.S. intelligence officials will testify in Congress Thursday on cyber threats and allegations that Russia interfered in the U.S. election twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb00817aead01394d/6988b47ccf40a8d544c45faf/james-clapper-senate-intelligence.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:07 video:published: 2017-01-05 section: politics topics: Russian interference, election security, foreign cyber attacks, national security, partisanship in Congress, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, classified personnel disclosures genre: news clip, congressional hearing tones: urgent, serious, critical, formal emotions: alarm (high), concern (high), distrust (medium), resolve (medium) sentiment: negative audience: policymakers, voters interested in national security, news readers, cybersecurity professionals people: John McCain, General Cartwright, Admiral Rogers, Julian Assange organizations: Congress, WikiLeaks content_suitability: politics [00:00-01:07]; war [00:00-00:26]; crime [00:26-00:57] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Watch Live: Top Intelligence Officials Testify on Russia Hacking Allegations > Sponsored content. 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President Obama received a report on foreign interference in elections_ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A clip in which John McCain says Americans should be alarmed by Russia's attacks on the nation and argues that elections must be free of foreign interference. He calls on Congress to set partisanship aside and work toward solutions to deter, defend against, and respond to foreign cyber attacks. He then questions General Cartwright about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose publication of names of individuals working for the U.S. he says put lives in danger, and about whether Assange has credibility. Admiral Rogers seconds the comments. ## Key points - McCain says every American should be alarmed by Russia's attacks on the nation. (00:00) - McCain states there is no national security interest more vital to the United States than holding free and fair elections without foreign interference. (00:00) - McCain calls on Congress to set partisanship aside, follow the facts, and work together on comprehensive solutions to foreign cyber attacks. (00:08) - McCain says Julian Assange has published names of individuals working for the U.S., putting their lives in direct danger. (00:26) - General Cartwright confirms that Assange has published such names. (00:45) - McCain asks whether any credibility should be attached to Assange given his record, and General Cartwright says not in his view. (00:49) - Admiral Rogers says he seconds the comments made by Cartwright. (00:57) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:26] McCain on Russian attacks and election security. McCain urges alarm over Russian attacks and calls for bipartisan action against foreign cyber interference in elections. - [00:26 to 01:07] Questions on Assange and his credibility. McCain questions General Cartwright about Julian Assange's publication of names of U.S. personnel and whether Assange is credible; Admiral Rogers agrees. ## Key quotes - [00:00] John McCain: "Every American should be alarmed by Russia's attacks" - [00:00] John McCain: "There is no national security interest more vital to the United States of America than the ability to hold free and fair elections without foreign interference." - [00:08] John McCain: "Congress must set partisanship aside, follow the facts, and work together" - [00:26] John McCain: "I just have to mention the name Mr. Assange has popped up." - [00:45] General Cartwright: "Yes, he has." - [00:57] General Cartwright: "Not in my view." - [01:02] Admiral Rogers: "I second those comments." ## Questions this video answers - What does McCain say is the most vital national security interest? [00:00] - What does McCain say Congress must do about foreign cyber attacks? [00:08] - Has Julian Assange published names of individuals working for the U.S.? [00:26] - Does Assange put lives in direct danger by publishing names? [00:34] - Should any credibility be attached to Julian Assange? [00:49] - Does Admiral Rogers agree with General Cartwright's comments? [01:02] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-01:07]: Discussion of Russian interference in U.S. elections and congressional response. - war [00:00-00:26]: References to attacks by a foreign nation on U.S. national security. - crime [00:26-00:57]: Publication of names of U.S. personnel that put their lives in danger.  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:55 PM UTCPublished: Jan 5, 2017 2:08 PM UTC President Obama received a report on foreign interference in elections  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:55 PM UTCPublished: Jan 5, 2017 2:08 PM UTC Top U.S. intelligence officials will [testify](http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/17-01-05-foreign-cyber-threats-to-the-united-states) in Congress Thursday on cyber threats and allegations that Russia used hacking to sway the U.S. election, as tensions continue to escalate between the intelligence community and President-elect Donald Trump. The hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee will feature Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; Admiral Michael Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency; and Marcel Lettre, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence. U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Russia was [behind hacks](http://time.com/4600177/election-hack-russia-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/) of the Democratic National Committee that resulted in the release of thousands of emails that damaged the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. Trump has [contested](http://time.com/4597693/donald-trump-russia-election-hacking/?iid=sr-link8) those findings. The hearing begins at 9:30 am EST and is expected to last about three hours. ## Transcript [00:00] Every American should be alarmed by Russia's attacks [00:02] on our nation. There is no national security interest [00:06] more vital to the United States of America than the [00:08] ability to hold free and fair elections without foreign [00:11] interference. That's why Congress must set [00:14] partisanship aside, follow the facts, and work together [00:18] to devise comprehensive solutions to deter, defend [00:21] against, and when necessary, respond. To [00:26] foreign cyber attacks. General Cartwright, I just have to [00:29] mention the name Mr. Assange has popped [00:34] up. And I believe that he is the one who is responsible [00:37] for publishing names of individuals that work [00:42] for us that put their lives in direct danger, is that [00:45] correct? Yes, he has. And [00:49] do you think that there's any credibility we should [00:52] attach to this individual, given his record of, [00:55] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [00:57] Not in my view. Not in your view. Admiral [01:02] Rogers? I second those comments. 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