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Ted Cruz: “What Richard Nixon tried to do to the justice system, Barack…”

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And when that came to light, we actually saw an improvement. And there were a couple of decades where I think this receded and occurred far less. And then What Richard Nixon tried to do to the justice system, Barack Obama succeeded in doing. he came in as this almost messiah figure. And DOJ Eric Holder as Attorney General, you had Lois Lerner at the irs. (19:47–19:53)

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Asserts that Barack Obama succeeded in politicizing the justice system in a way Richard Nixon attempted.

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