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Ted Cruz: “The consequence of these two decisions is Trump vs Cook…”

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

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… Reserve governor because the role of the Federal Reserve with our currency and with our economy was significant enough that they were reluctant to do it. That doesn't surprise me. The consequence of these two decisions is Trump vs Cook, pure and true to the Constitution. Probably not. but it is a fairly narrow exception to the much broader precedent which is Trump versus Slaughter, which overrules Humphrey's executor and upholds the President's authority to fire executive branch employees at his discretion. (09:15–09:27)

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Asserts that the Trump vs Cook decision may not be purely constitutional.

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