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Ted Cruz: “The only federal entity that can prosecute is the executive…”

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

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You know, I will say on Twitter, lots of folks are commenting with our last couple of pods and they're yelling at me going, will Ted do something about it? And let's get back to the basic constitution and the separation of powers. The only federal entity that can prosecute is the executive branch. That is the Department of Justice, that is the FBI. They can bring criminal charges. I serve in the legislature. The legislature cannot prosecute anyone. What we can do is shine a light. What we can do. (19:00–19:08)

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Asserts that only the executive branch, specifically DOJ and FBI, can prosecute criminal cases.

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