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Ron Johnson: “The fact of the matter is, this didn't seem as an -- like an armed insurrection to me. I mean, armed -- when you think…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2021
The fact of the matter is, this didn't seem as an -- like an armed insurrection to me. I mean, armed -- when you think of, hear armed, don't you think of firearms?
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson downplays the severity of the January 6th Capitol attack, questioning the characterization of it as an armed insurrection.

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