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John Thune: “The Senate Judiciary Committee examined, handed, lodged a…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins Meet the Press on NBC

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

So I think that the, that was the indictment that came. It was by a jury of his peers. This is not a new subject, obviously. This is something that The Senate Judiciary Committee examined, handed, lodged a active investigation into [the allegations against Comey] back in 2020. So I think these are just, this is the court, the courts are going to have to decide this. These are allegations. They're not unserious allegations. (00:52–01:01)

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