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John Thune: “There was clearly a violation of the law and a law that…”

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

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Thune Addresses Arctic Frost Provision

Published | Video Starts at 04:05

… one branch of our government, which in my view, based on what we saw and what we're seeing as the facts continue to come in under the Arctic Frost investigation, There was clearly a violation of the law and a law that needs to be strengthened and clarified. So those protections are in place for future members of the United States Senate. And again, I would argue someday probably members of the House are going to want that same protection. (04:05–04:11)

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Asserts that there was a violation of the law that needs strengthening and clarification.

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