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Mike Johnson: “It requires the DOJ to release grand jury testimony. They…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson on NBC's Meet the Press

Published | Video Starts at 03:50

They cite that they don't want child abuse, sex abuse information uncovered, but they cite the wrong provision of the federal code. And so it makes it unworkable. It requires the DOJ to release grand jury testimony. They are prohibited by law from doing so. So it is not the right approach. There another approach out there. The House Republicans on the Rules Committee have a resolution that is well drafted, that is thoughtfully drafted by lawyers that would make this workable. (03:50–03:56)

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