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Ted Cruz: “It is not a criminal conduct to speak with the President of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:33

But I will say this, I sad to say, well, perhaps if you hadn't presided over a disastrous economy and an open border and wars across the globe, you might still have the majority. But you don't. And my point is very simple. It is not a criminal conduct to speak with the President of the United States. And it is ludicrous to suggest that it is. And of course, I didn't make that suggestion. So that's why I'm saying, can we move on with this? (10:33–10:40)

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