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kmla

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7. He may be telling the truth...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2018, 09:11 AM

Jun 2018

Because he never studied it, and did not write the piece for the Harvard Journal of Law.

Could have been written by one of his staffers, and he just put his name on it. Lied then about writing it. Telling the truth now about not studying it.

That seems like the most likely version to me...

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Ted Cruz Said He 'Never Studied' the Pardon Power. But in 2015 He Wrote About the Pardon Power. [View all] DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

It's a reflection of the person who wields it C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #1

Once again, duforsure Jun 2018 #2

That was different, it was about Obama and Obama bad mythology Jun 2018 #3

Ted's just so full of..... oasis Jun 2018 #4

So, his 2015 paper NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #5

Probably out of an intern who he was abusing in some ways. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #11

Yes, probably an intern. plimsoll Jun 2018 #18

Unbelievable. The only thing Cheeto got right is that bronxiteforever Jun 2018 #6

If you look at the ratings on those "fact check" sites NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #19

He may be telling the truth... kmla Jun 2018 #7

Too bad the reporter was not ready with a follow up question exboyfil Jun 2018 #8

He just lies all over the place he can't keep up Dem_4_Life Jun 2018 #9

gasp! the zodiac killer is full of shit? who would have thought??? nt Javaman Jun 2018 #10

Ted Cruz and the truth DFW Jun 2018 #12

They couldn't be more full of shit if they were a fertilizer truck. Initech Jun 2018 #13

Just because he wrote an article about it doesn't mean he studied it. malthaussen Jun 2018 #14

Exactly! I was going to make the same point, but you beat me to it. Rabrrrrrr Jun 2018 #20

Oh, I doubt he wrote that in the first place. MineralMan Jun 2018 #15

Guess he wrote it without studying it, elleng Jun 2018 #16

"Conservatives" are in a club that guarantees absolute loyalty. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2018 #17

It's the Republican way DFW Jun 2018 #21

His memory is shorter than his *fingers* RainCaster Jun 2018 #22