And then it took the combined efforts of the Gang of Eight, including the speaker of the House and John Thune and others, for us to get it. And then there's a whole controversy about who lied, about what rules had to apply, and Gabbard pleading that she didn't know that she had a responsibility to turn over [the whistleblower complaint]. ignorance of the law is not a defense if you're, if you're in charge. So this is a, this is a mess on steroids. (07:37–07:41)
CLAIM
Asserts that Gabbard claimed ignorance of her responsibility to submit the whistleblower complaint.
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