>> the october 7 statement was an administration statement. that was the result of an intelligence community assessment. the president approved the statement. i know wasn'ted ehe wanted us statement. that was a statement by the united states government not just jim clapper and me. >> the reality, most american people were not aware of it. i just would have thought during that 32 days, if they had done as much from october 7 to november 8 as they did in december and january, i think the american people would have been better informed when they went to the polls. >> i can tell you i issued statements on september 16, october 1, october 7, october 10 about what we saw. >> you did your job. i'm not questioning you in any way about that. i'm asking about the administration overall. >> just quickly, if i could get you to put on your old hat for a second. hacking into someone's server