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Ted Cruz: “I don't think Jack Smith is ever appointed. I don't think…”

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

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So this all happened two years after January 6th. Yeah, I don't think it would have happened if Donald Trump had decided, I'm not running in 2024. I don't think Jack Smith is ever appointed. I don't think these prosecutions happened. The reason they happen is Donald Trump announced he was running in 2024. And immediately, with three days later, Jack Smith was appointed. And this was about. Target our political enemies. Let's go after them. (07:07–07:18)

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Asserts that Jack Smith's appointment and prosecutions are due to Donald Trump's 2024 candidacy.

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