>> i can't speak to this specific situation. >> jim sciuto joins us, despite all these different topics, this was actually learning about russian interference in the u.s. election. >> reporter: general clapper confirmed this before that russian hackers targeted both republican and democratic party officials, but only leaked on the democrats. looking forward, agreement that russians will, they believe attack again and attack both parties, oddly we did not hear much about what to do about that in this hearing. for the most senior level, they are normally subject to a far more invasive clearance process than the clearance that director flynn already had. that coming from director clapper and he's been through