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Ron DeSantis: “I think there was probably criminal activity that occurred…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 01:56

And what I fear is that if he appoints somebody who's going to play essentially a defensive role and to try to minimize the truth here, that that could actually clam up what Congress is doing. So I think there was probably criminal activity that occurred [in the IRS scandal]. We're going to continue doing oversight, and there could be a role for a special prosecutor. But I think we would need Holder to step aside and get a new Attorney General that has a little more credibility. (01:56–01:59)

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Asserts belief in probable criminal activity in the IRS scandal.

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