Mike Johnson: “We've seen the Department of Justice weaponized and lawfare…”

“I'm almost there myself because of the leadership, not the future field agents, but the people at the top. So we need real reform. We've seen the Department of Justice weaponized and lawfare engaged in against political opponents. You cannot do this without having real adverse consequences. And when you have the leaders of the country doubting one of these critical institutions that we have, the Secret Service, for crying out loud, used to be above reproach.” (26:48–26:54)

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