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Mark Warner: “Ignorance of the law is not a defense if you're in charge.”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 07:32

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 Ignorance of the law is not a defense if you're in charge. So this is a, this is a mess on steroids. And the analogy I make to Nixon is because not only were the actions bad, but then you had this inept cover up efforts. (07:32–07:45)

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Asserts that being unaware of legal obligations is not a valid defense for someone in a leadership position.

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