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Ted Cruz: “The primary subsource was subject to FBI investigation, a…”

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

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KEY MOMENT: This Tense Back-And-Forth Between Ted Cruz And James Comey Is Central To DOJ Charge

Published | Video Starts at 05:14

I'm aware of it today because I read it in the public sphere and I've read a summary memo that the Department of Justice sent to the Judiciary Committee. I would note The primary subsource was subject to FBI investigation, a counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011. And I will read some of what the investigation was. The primary subsource approached two individuals who were about to enter the Obama administration and indicated that if, quote, the … (05:14–05:24)

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Asserts that the primary subsource of the Steele dossier was under FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011.

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