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“I am, right now, calling on the House of Representatives to impeach Judge Boasberg. Mark my words: there will be accountability for these partisan zealots who sought to corrupt the DOJ and judiciary to attack their enemies. https://x.com/SenTedCruz/status/1983658073555398994/video/1”
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“Imagine if President Trump’s DOJ had secretly obtained the phone records of Democrat Senators. My Democrat colleagues would be losing their minds. https://x.com/SenTedCruz/status/2036467106993062025/video/1”
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In Statement A, Cruz calls for impeaching a federal judge and promises 'accountability' for those who allegedly used the DOJ and judiciary to attack political enemies, implying strong support for aggressive executive/legislative action against perceived judicial overreach. In Statement B, Cruz criticizes the DOJ for obtaining phone records of Democrat Senators, using a hypothetical framing to suggest such actions would be (and implicitly should be) outrageous. The tension lies in Cruz championing aggressive institutional retaliation in one context while invoking norms of institutional restraint and fairness in another, depending on which party benefits. This represents a selective application of principles rather than a consistent standard of conduct.
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