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Ron Johnson: “It's almost impossible to sue the federal government. It's…”

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

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THEY HID THE DATA

Published | Video Starts at 09:43

They don't know all the documents we've got. They better tell us the truth. Otherwise they'll also be subject to perjury charges. The problem we do have is It's almost impossible to sue the federal government. It's very difficult to sue government employees. you know, but if they commit fraud, if they lie, bold face. I mean, there are statutes, not necessarily the easiest ones to get convictions on, but I'm going to do everything I can. (09:43–09:51)

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Asserts that suing the federal government and its employees is nearly impossible.

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