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Ron Johnson: “They actually ramped down the security basically to make the…”

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

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Senator Johnson Appears on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace

Published | Video Starts at 11:06

Well, I think what this administration was trying to really cover up is really their gross negligence, you know, really the fact that they did not not only provide the security that was necessary in Benghazi, they actually denied. They actually ramped down the security basically to make the American people believe that all was well in Benghazi. all was well with their policies of leaning from behind. I mean, that's the real story behind Benghazi, and that's really what we need to get to the bottom of. (11:06–11:14)

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Asserts that security was reduced in Benghazi to create a false sense of safety.

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