Yes. You read that right. Johnson is saying that he is intentionally hiding insurrectionists from prosecution in the release of tapes that Republicans claim will vindicate them on January 6th.

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    we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ, and to have other concerns and problems

    I thought bringing charges against people was a basic job requirement at DOJ.

    This guy’s like no no no hol’ up lemme get this one because…why?

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      Ever since Reagan, the Republican party has been trying to destroy and dismantle the United States federal government. Their goal is no government.

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      The party of law and order sure doesn’t trust the department in charge of law and order and seems to want to protect criminals.