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Mike Johnson: “The FBI failed as an institution to adequately protect the American civil liberties, and the system itself exhibited…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
The FBI failed as an institution to adequately protect the American civil liberties, and the system itself exhibited glaring deficiencies.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Criticism of the FBI's failure to protect civil liberties.

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