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Ron Johnson: “Why is it that unelected members of the FBI can see the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:20

Start being transparent. My final point is, and this is actually a question, why is it. This makes no sense. I'm an elected U.S. senator. I have the highest security clearance. Why is it that unelected members of the FBI can see the documents unredacted, but I can't even in a secure briefing room. That makes no sense whatsoever. But that's exactly how federal law enforcement, Department of Justice, the FBI, who are the law, remain above the law, remain above scrutiny and completely scorn our constitutional. (05:20–05:31)

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Asserts that unelected FBI members can see unredacted documents, but he cannot.

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