The Senate hearing Monday was supposed to focus on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, but many Republican senators didn't feel like talking about that. 。
Instead, they often focussed on why information about potential Russian interference kept leaking to news outlets.。
SEE ALSO:FBI director tries to help congressman understand how elections work。Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy wanted to know, for example, whether former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper -- who testified alongside former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates -- had ever leaked information to the press.。
Add Sen. Kennedy to the group of idiots with this "unclassified" gaffe.pic.twitter.com/COTKs1nreE。
— Erick Fernandez (ErickFernandez) May 8, 2017 。
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"Classified or unclassified?" Kennedy asked.。
"Well uh, unclassified is not -- is not leaking," Clapper said.。
The room, as you can hear in the video, burst into laughter, as did the twittersphere.。
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ROOM: LOL。
SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: Have you ever leaked classified or unclassified information?
JAMES CLAPPER: Unclassified is not leaking.。
— Sahil Kapur (sahilkapur) May 8, 2017 。
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