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Read that as what it is. Johnson is telling the people closest to Trump that the only thing standing between them and real accountability is Republican control of Congress.
He is not describing a partisan witch hunt. He is describing oversight. Subpoenas. Documents. Sworn testimony. The basic tools Congress is supposed to use to check a president and the people around him.
Johnson knows exactly what investigators would find if they got the chance to look. That is why he is promising protection instead of innocence.
If Republicans lose in November, the shield comes down. And for the first time in years, the people who have spent this administration acting like the rules do not apply to them may find out that they do.
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