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Ted Cruz: “New York has a mechanism to elevate that crime to a felony…”

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

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THE SMIRK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | Verdict Ep. 202

Published | Video Starts at 32:30

And that's why, apparently, he decided to put out this long tweet. Yeah. So this is, this is a tweet thread. I'm … New York has a mechanism to elevate that crime to a felony if the falsification of business record is done with the intent to conceal another crime. … Act FICA, or of a New York statute making it illegal to influence an election by unlawful means. But if the latter, what is the, quote, unlawful means? (32:30–32:36)

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Asserts that New York can elevate falsification of business records to a felony if done to conceal another crime.

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