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Ron Johnson: “There was an email sent out to every member of the…”

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

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at the Republican National Convention

Published | Video Starts at 11:09

Kind of getting back to your question, the reason people here, conservatives, Republicans, are so appreciative of what Governor Walker, the members of our state legislature who in the face of repugnant levels of intimidation, you were down there, okay? There was an email sent out to every member of the Republican Senate caucus in Wisconsin that we're going to put a boat in your head. We know where you and your family live now, that is so far out of bound. But even against that level of intimidation, we had legislators that had the courage to first of all acknowledge the problem, make some tough decisions. (11:09–11:16)

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Asserts that threatening emails were sent to Republican Senate caucus members in Wisconsin.

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