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Ted Cruz: “Falsification of business record, it is a misdemeanor. It's…”

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

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THE SMIRK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | Verdict Ep. 202

Published | Video Starts at 23:30

Jaywalking, those are misdemeanors. Murder is a felony. Rape is a felony. Burglary is a felony. Crimes that are serious. So Falsification of business record, it is a misdemeanor. It's punishable by less than a year, and it has a two year statute of limitations. which means the prosecutor has two years to bring the case. All of this happened years ago, back in 2016. So the statute of limitations expired years ago. (23:30–23:37)

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