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Ted Cruz: “The conclusion of that litigation was, yes [the president…”

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

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Maduro Arrested-Why Trump Ordered this Historic Attack & the Detailed Legal Basis for his Authori...

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He ultimately died, but there was litigation over does the president have the authority to send in the military to arrest a corrupt Latin American dictator who's a drug dealer? And The conclusion of that litigation was, yes [the president has the authority to send in the military to arrest a corrupt Latin American dictator who's a drug dealer]. That is for every pompous buffoon on TV saying there's no authority to do this. That is a big, big problem. I want to go back. (37:26–37:39)

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Asserts that litigation concluded the president has authority to send military to arrest a corrupt Latin American dictator.

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