What does Joe Biden mean when he says "Hope not"? What action could the US Government take against Assange or Russia without the American public knowing? Why would Biden hope that the American public doesn't find out? Is he afraid we would disapprove of the action he is referring to?

This statement has stumped me since I first watched the interview in 2016. What type of covert activities could the US take part in to remedy Clinton's lost election?

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