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Ted Cruz: “AT&T refused to comply with the subpoena because they…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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BREAKING: Ted Cruz Questions Ex-FBI Special Agent About Jack Smith's Subpoenas For Senators' Records

Published | Video Starts at 01:39

No. Among other issues, it raises significant issues with the Speech and Debate clause, correct? Absolutely. So much so that as you noted, when Jack Smith subpoenaed AT&T to get my toll records, AT&T refused to comply with the subpoena because they concluded that it violated the Speech and Debate clause. is that correct? Absolutely correct. And they backed down. Jack Smith did not try to enforce that subpoena, did he? He did not. He did not go to court and litigate the matter, did he? (01:39–01:46)

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