Coons: The question facing us is an existential threat to democracy. Asks about coordination with alt-right news sites.
Clapper: Some news sites were probably unwittingly spreading Russian propaganda, can’t say that any site was doing so deliberately.
Coons asks about sanctions discussion, but Yates refuses to answer anything that would reveal classified information. Yates will go so far as saying that Flynn’s public statements and underlying conduct didn’t line up, but can’t say what that conduct was. Also refuses to discuss the statutes that were discussed concerning criminal conduct.
Yates comes off looking like a very careful and fair legal analyst … which only makes Cornyn and Cruz look like bigger jerks in comparison.