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Ted Cruz: “Until 2001, the ABA had a formal role evaluating judicial…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:16

It is a radical left organization. And the ABA has had a formal role in judicial selection for 75 years. It started rating judicial nominees in 1953. And Until 2001, the ABA had a formal role evaluating judicial nominees before they were nominated. So a president, a Department of justice and administration would, would share with the aba, hey, we're, we're thinking of nominating Ben Ferguson to be a federal judge. (08:16–08:25)

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