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Ron Johnson: “We haven't seen any evidence that [President Trump] is not…”

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

Newsmakers: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at WI GOP 2018 Convention

Published May 17, 2018 | Video Starts at 01:31

So I'm not a big fan of special counsels. Do you believe the President when he says no collusion? This is a witch answer. We haven't seen any evidence that [President Trump] is not correct [about no collusion]. The only collusion we've seen right now with Russia in terms of campaigns is the Democrat side in terms of funding the Steele dossier. (01:31–01:34)

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Asserts no evidence of collusion by President Trump has been seen.

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