why didn t the president of the united states say a foreign power is interfering in our affairs? we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election. reporter: more than six months after the federal election, frustration still lingers at the state and the local level. the former d.h.s. secretary jeh johnson repeatedly told my colleagues and i that no specific or credible threats existed in the fall of 2016. it s unclear why our intelligence agencies would withhold timely and specific threat information from election officials. reporter: witness after witness warned 2016 is only the beginning. this is of the utmost urgency for the department and the government to ensure that we have better protections going forward. reporter: the public debate comes on the same day special counsel robert mueller met with senior senators behind closed doors to ensure the separate probes do not conflict. special counsel robert mueller did not take reporters questio
obama s response. why didn t the president of the united states say a foreign power is interfering in our affairs? we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election. reporter: more than six months after the federal election, frustration still lingers at the state and the local level. the former d.h.s. secretary jeh johnson repeatedly told my colleagues and i that no specific or credible threats existed in the fall of 2016. it s unclear why our intelligence agencies would withhold timely and specific threat information from election officials. reporter: witness after witness warned 2016 is only the beginning. this is of the utmost urgency for the department and the government to ensure that we have better protections going forward. reporter: the public debate comes on the same day special counsel robert mueller met with senior senators behind closed doors to ensure the separate probes do not conflict. special counsel robert mueller did not take
secretary was pressed on the obama s response. why didn t the president of the united states say a foreign power is interfering in our affairs? we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election. reporter: more than six months after the federal election, frustration still lingers at the state and the local level. the former d.h.s. secretary jeh johnson repeatedly told my colleagues and i that no specific or credible threats existed in the fall of 2016. it s unclear why our intelligence agencies would withhold timely and specific threat information from election officials. reporter: witness after witness warned 2016 is only the beginning. this is of the utmost urgency for the department and the government to ensure that we have better protections going forward. reporter: the public debate comes on the same day special counsel robert mueller met with senior senators behind closed doors to ensure the separate probes do not conflict. special counsel
king. i m not saying this as a matter of hindsight. we were saying this in real time as it was going on. you did what you could do. why didn t the president of the united states at the time you were making your attribution or thereafter speaking to the american people and say a foreign power is interfering in our affairs, this isn t democratic, this isn t republican, they need to be rejected and they need to stop. why wasn t that done? was there thought given to that? why was that rejected? again, congressman schiff, we did make the statement. we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election, injecting ourself into a very heated campai
question. i really agree quite completely with mr. king. and i m not saying this is matter of hindsight. senator feinstein and i were saying this in realtime as it was going on. why didn t the president of the united states and, secretary, you did what you could do. why didn t the president of the united states at the time you were making your attribution or thereafter speak to the american people and say a foreign power is interfering in our affairs. this isn t a democrat thing or republican thing but an american thing. they need to be rejected and they need to stop. why wasn t that done? was there thought given to that? why was that course rejected? again, congressman shift, we did make the statement and we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election, injecting ourself into a very heated campaign.