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Ted Cruz: “The Manhattan DA itself almost never brings any case in…”

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THE SMIRK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD | Verdict Ep. 202

Published | Video Starts at 21:48

In fact, no state prosecutor in New York or Wyoming or anywhere has ever listened to that word, ever charged federal election laws as a direct or predicate state crime against anyone for anything. None. Ever. Even putting aside the specifics of election law, The Manhattan DA itself almost never brings any case in which falsification of business records is the only charge. so that starts off at the front end. This is unusual. They had to get incredibly creative. Not just unusual, never been done before. Yeah, that's true. (21:48–21:59)

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Asserts that the Manhattan DA rarely charges cases solely on falsification of business records.

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