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Ted Cruz: “The executive doesn't have the ability to go engage in…”

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

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I will tell you, the nine of us who were targeted, we're talking to each other because we want to prevent this. We want to prevent a subsequent DOJ from doing this, from spying on their political opponents, particularly in Congress. The executive doesn't have the ability to go engage in spying on members of the opposing party in Congress. That is an abuse of power. It is politicization. And this entire effort. So this prosecution was called Arctic Frost. And I think this is going to be the Watergate of the Biden doj. (32:02–32:10)

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Asserts that the executive branch is not allowed to spy on Congress members.

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