'No Matter Who's President, It's The Same': Ron Johnson Blames 'Deep State' For Epstein File Debacle

During a teletownhall on Monday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) spoke about Jeffrey Epstein.

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00:00Next, we'll go to John with an online question.

00:03John says, what is your opinion on the Epstein files?

00:08John, all I can say is I have no idea what's missing.

00:11Okay, I just don't.

00:12I mean, just it all smells.

00:16Having tried to extract information from the D-State, no matter who's president, it's just the same problem.

00:23We're having a problem with the Trump administration because, first of all, Democrats aren't allowing us to confirm appointees.

00:31Everything has to go through a vote, so it's being very difficult to replace people in these positions.

00:37In particular, the Department of Justice, a lot of attorneys resign because they just simply can't defend Trump's policies.

00:44They quit, or they got fired because they're hard partisans.

00:47But try and replace them.

00:49If you take a look at what's happening to Judge Troupas, a first-class judge, a first-class lawyer, a man of real integrity and honor,

00:56because he represented the President of the United States in the court proceedings following the 2020 election,

01:05now Attorney General Call in Wisconsin is engaged in lawfare trying to bankrupt and destroy Judge Troupas.

01:14It doesn't take many people to have their lives destroyed by partisan hacks as elected officials to kind of go,

01:22I think I'll take a pass in serving the Trump administration, try and ride this one out.

01:27So, again, that's what we're up against.

01:29The left is relentless.

01:31They are vicious.

01:33They have no problem destroying people's lives to carry out their agenda.

01:38That's just the way I see it.

01:39So, John, you know, exactly how we're going to get to the bottom of the Epstein files, I have no idea.

01:46I'm as curious as everybody else.

01:48I don't have any inside information on that whatsoever.

01:51But, John, thanks for submitting your question online.

01:53Next, go to Melinda on the phone in Milwaukee.