What's a greater danger to the country is a lack of response to this. We haven't punished the Russians and we don't have a government approach to defending ourselves against further such attacks.
Clapper emphasizes the danger of the U.S. not responding to Russian interference and the lack of a government strategy to protect against future attacks.
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