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Ron Johnson: FBI Knew Full Well There Was No Collusion and Yet They Engineered Through Comey Special Counsel Appointment (clip) (clip)
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State of the Union With Jake Tapper
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Jake Tapper
, Ron Johnson
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Name: Ron Johnson
Employment: U.S. Senate
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT TAPPER Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the list ░░░░░░░░ Obama officials that you ░░░░░░░░ Senator Grassley released So ░░░░░░░░ viewers understand in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ the same time the ░░░░░░░░ S Was investigating Russian ░░░░░░░░ in the 2016 elections ░░░░░░░░ members of the Obama ░░░░░░░░ requested the name of ░░░░░░░░ U S Citizen who ░░░░░░░░ in various intelligence reports ░░░░░░░░ person in the cases ░░░░░░░░ you ve cited turned ░░░░░░░░ to be general Flynn ░░░░░░░░ s called unmasking It ░░░░░░░░ not uncommon You praised ░░░░░░░░ director of national intelligence ░░░░░░░░ his transparency in declassifying ░░░░░░░░ names I m wondering ░░░░░░░░ you would be willing ░░░░░░░░ also push for transparency ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ of these calls especially ░░░░░░░░ calls between general Flynn ░░░░░░░░ Russian ambassador kislyak that ░░░░░░░░ to be part of ░░░░░░░░ Have you asked for ░░░░░░░░ transcripts to be released ░░░░░░░░ well Johnson Not yet ░░░░░░░░ just need to get ░░░░░░░░ investigation in this particular ░░░░░░░░ Jake this is one ░░░░░░░░ of the puzzle I ░░░░░░░░ all for transparency I ░░░░░░░░ we way overclassify information ░░░░░░░░ as a result there ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of wrongdoing ░░░░░░░░ can occur and the ░░░░░░░░ public never has a ░░░░░░░░ about what s happening ░░░░░░░░ I m very heartened ░░░░░░░░ is we finally have ░░░░░░░░ logjam broken in terms ░░░░░░░░ Congress getting information to ░░░░░░░░ our oversight I ve ░░░░░░░░ on this case really ░░░░░░░░ some way shape or ░░░░░░░░ since March 2015 with ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton email scandal ░░░░░░░░ morphed into the whole ░░░░░░░░ collusion it was the ░░░░░░░░ cast of characters I ░░░░░░░░ a staff member that ░░░░░░░░ down into the secure ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate went ░░░░░░░░ the FISA report with ░░░░░░░░ fine toothed comb that ░░░░░░░░ that the FBI knew ░░░░░░░░ well that the Russian ░░░░░░░░ was actually part of ░░░░░░░░ Steele Dossier and the ░░░░░░░░ knew it The FBI ░░░░░░░░ full well there was ░░░░░░░░ collusion by the end ░░░░░░░░ January yet engineered through ░░░░░░░░ Comey the appointment of ░░░░░░░░ special counsel There is ░░░░░░░░ awful lot of unanswered ░░░░░░░░ that need to be ░░░░░░░░ and it s going ░░░░░░░░ require transparency yes So ░░░░░░░░ am all for transparency ░░░░░░░░ think the American people ░░░░░░░░ to deserve to and ░░░░░░░░ to hear the full ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ going to try and ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER So in addition ░░░░░░░░ the transcripts which hopefully ░░░░░░░░ will push for to ░░░░░░░░ released as well I ░░░░░░░░ wondering did you also ░░░░░░░░ to declassify the reports ░░░░░░░░ justify why these unmaskings ░░░░░░░░ requested and approved Because ░░░░░░░░ listing the names and ░░░░░░░░ and the fact that ░░░░░░░░ resulted in the unmasking ░░░░░░░░ general Flynn we don ░░░░░░░░ know what this is ░░░░░░░░ Obviously he was an ░░░░░░░░ foreign agent for Turkey ░░░░░░░░ the time He later ░░░░░░░░ retroactively So there are ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of questions ░░░░░░░░ people might have had ░░░░░░░░ you going to ask ░░░░░░░░ that to be released ░░░░░░░░ well the justifications One ░░░░░░░░ we found out is ░░░░░░░░ FBI was ready to ░░░░░░░░ the filed on general ░░░░░░░░ because they found nothing ░░░░░░░░ mentioned those other possibilities ░░░░░░░░ didn t find anything ░░░░░░░░ They were going to ░░░░░░░░ the file until the ░░░░░░░░ floor called down and ░░░░░░░░ let s keep this ░░░░░░░░ Then they started talking ░░░░░░░░ the Logan act and ░░░░░░░░ President Obama was aware ░░░░░░░░ this as well There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of unanswered ░░░░░░░░ going back to the ░░░░░░░░ I continue to highlight ░░░░░░░░ 15 2016 think our ░░░░░░░░ are leaking like mad ░░░░░░░░ worried and political they ░░░░░░░░ kicking into overdrive Our ░░░░░░░░ conducted a study and ░░░░░░░░ showed 125 leaks in ░░░░░░░░ first 126 days 62 ░░░░░░░░ to do with national ░░░░░░░░ That compares with eight ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration Something ░░░░░░░░ amiss here Something was ░░░░░░░░ wrong I don t ░░░░░░░░ exactly what happened we ░░░░░░░░ getting a clear picture ░░░░░░░░ it I think the ░░░░░░░░ are coming home to ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully myself with the ░░░░░░░░ senators —
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