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Ted Cruz: “Mr. McCabe has publicly and repeatedly stated that he leaked…”

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

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KEY MOMENT: This Tense Back-And-Forth Between Ted Cruz And James Comey Is Central To DOJ Charge

Published | Video Starts at 00:06

He then asked you, quote, have you ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton administration? You responded again under oath, no. Now, as you know, Mr. McCabe has publicly and repeatedly stated that he leaked information to the Wall Street Journal and that you were directly aware of it and that you directly authorized it. Now, what Mr. McCabe is saying and what you testified to this committee cannot both be true. One or the other is false. Who's telling the truth? (00:06–07:20)

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Asserts that Mr. McCabe claimed to have leaked information to the Wall Street Journal with authorization.

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