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Ron Johnson: “Do we know who doctored them? Do we know who directed the…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 06:13

My expectation is when I take command, that I'll be relieved of command if something were to go wrong. So. So after action reports were doctored, correct? That's correct. Do we know who doctored them? Do we know who directed the fact that they pulled out information that wasn't particularly flattering for political leaders? The record shows that the department staff internally had created their own preferred narrative. And so I believe a committee like this can go ahead, go forward and say, okay, we want to know who specifically. (06:13–06:22)

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