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Ted Cruz: “John's cross examination was so devastating that they…”

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You're right, you're right. He had been on the Federal Election Commission. That's exactly right. Nice guy, nice guy, smart guy, but had no trial experience whatsoever. And I will say John's cross examination was so devastating that they withdrew the nomination. Like it literally at the end of that cross, they're like, okay, yeah, he's not gonna be a judge. Well, he's a nice guy, but he just wasn't ready to be a federal judge. (07:20–07:27)

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