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Ron Johnson: “The Libyan president said it was a preplanned attack.”

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

Johnson Discusses Libya Attack on CNBC

Published September 27, 2012 | Video Starts at 00:53

And really it was very apparent, Larry, very early on that this was a pre planned attack. The Libyan president said it was a preplanned attack. And you have the ambassador of the United nations for the United States coming on and misleading the American public. (00:53–00:57)

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Asserts that the Libyan president stated the Benghazi attack was preplanned.

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