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Ron Johnson: “It was our oversight that ended up releasing most of the…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Story with Martha MacCallum, 3/4/20

Published | Video Starts at 01:31

Well, first of all, I appreciate you using the words. We've been quietly percolating this investigation. My investigation, possible corruption of the Obama administration dates back to Hillary Clinton's email scandal. It was our oversight that ended up releasing most of the Peter Strzok Lisa Page texts. I joined Chuck Grassley's investigation into possible DNC involvement with Ukraine to affect the 2016 election back in 2017. And so it's not our fault that Joe Biden, Hunter Biden got wrapped up in the whole Ukrainian story. (01:31–01:37)

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Asserts that his oversight led to the release of most of the Peter Strzok and Lisa Page texts.

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