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Ron Johnson: “Senate Ethics Committee did allow me as a way to raise funds…”

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

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Senator Johnson OPM Lawsuit Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 28:16

Particularly the retaining of Mr. Flamel. Right. Well, we've had to go to Senate Ethics. I had basically two options. Fund it personally, which I was willing to do, but then Senate Ethics Committee did allow me as a way to raise funds to do this is to do it through my campaign committee. And so that's another way I can fund this. So I can do a combination or, you know, all of one, all the other. (28:16–28:23)

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Asserts that the Senate Ethics Committee allowed him to raise funds through his campaign committee.

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