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Ron Johnson: “Republicans get the convictive contempt. Democrats always…”

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

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If Bill Clinton has nothing to hide, he should testify: Sen. Ron Johnson | Wake Up America

Published | Video Starts at 03:26

And so if the House votes contempt, then it'll be up to Pam Bonney, determine whether she wants to prosecute. But, yeah, we should have similar rules. Obviously, Republicans get the convictive contempt. Democrats always seem to escape that type of prosecution. Yeah, yeah. Again, nobody is above the law. Senator, before we go, while we have you, I do want to ask you. So in minutes, Minnesota, we're seeing widespread protests against federal law enforcement. (03:26–03:33)

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Asserts that Republicans face contempt convictions while Democrats avoid prosecution.

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