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Ted Cruz: “Jack Smith was appointed special counsel to investigate and…”

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

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Well, and, and look, the, the Biden DOJ also went after, went after the Republican Attorney General's Association. It went after Turning Point usa. This was a massive fishing expedition and this was a political persecution. Understand. Jack Smith was appointed special counsel to investigate and prosecute January 6, three days after Donald Trump announced his campaign for reelection in 2024. literally three days later. So it was 2022. So it was two years after January 6th. They had not appointed anyone. (09:22–09:35)

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Asserts that Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel occurred three days after Trump's 2024 campaign announcement.

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