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Ron Johnson: “This is a failure of leadership before, during and after the…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNN's Erin Burnett Show

Published | Video Starts at 03:04

We need to find the perpetrators and punish them. And we also have to honestly take a look at the mistakes were made. And by the way, This is a failure of leadership before, during and after the attack [in Benghazi]. primarily before and after. And it is important to analyze what went wrong so we can protect Americans, brave Americans that are putting their lives on the line in our diplomatic corps. (03:04–03:09)

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Asserts that there was a leadership failure surrounding the Benghazi attack.

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