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Ted Cruz: “The FBI and the Department of Justice were politicized and…”

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Published September 26, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:56

Again, I'm not going to characterize Andy's testimony, but mine is the same today. All right, I'm going to make a final point because my time has expired. This investigation of the President was corrupt. The FBI and the Department of Justice were politicized and weaponized. And in my opinion, there are only two possibilities, that you were deliberately corrupt or woefully incompetent. And I don't believe you were incompetent. (07:56–08:01)

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