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Ted Cruz: “20%, the Republicans in the United States Senate were the…”

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That is an absolute and egregious abuse of power. The Biden Justice Department signed off on issuing subpoenas for the phone records of at least nine US senators. 20%, the Republicans in the United States Senate were the target of this fishing expedition. They did so in complete contravention of the Constitution of separation of powers, of the speech and debate clause, of free speech, of basic rights of privacy. (00:50–00:59)

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