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Bloomberg Reporter: Ted Cruz Under Consideration for Attorney General
NewsMax ^
| 11/15/2016
| By Greg Richter
Posted on 11/15/2016 7:48:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is under consideration for attorney general in Donald Trump's administration, a Bloomberg News reporter tweeted Tuesday night.
Cruz was seen earlier in the day visiting Trump Tower in Manhattan, where Trump's transition team is talking about Cabinet level positions.
Trump himself tweeted about 30 minutes after Jacobs announced her "scoop," saying he alone knows who will get job offers.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Trump supporter after dropping out of the race, said a Cruz hire would be "a big shock for me," considering the acrimony between Trump and Cruz during the GOP nomination process.
"We all ran together, but there was never a group hug that involved Ted Cruz," Huckabee said on Fox News Channel's "The Kelly File."
"I would be very surprised if that was the case," he said, but admitted, "This election has been made of surprises."
Cruz is not well-liked by his Senate colleagues on either side of the aisle, so if he is nominated, he might get 100 percent confirmation support, Huckabee said, "because he wouldn't be in the Senate, and they haven't been that happy with him being there."
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; cruz; cruz2016; oldnews; scotus; searchandfind; seebreakingnews; tedcruz; trump; trump2016; trumpcabinet; trumptransition
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To: Gator113
Here here. Holy Spirit, please guide Pres-elect Trump and VP-Pence with these decisions in these crucial days! (IE: Please keep Cruz out!!!!!!)
To: bobk3
No Bush protoges...Cruz is too close to them and deceptive.
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posted on
11/16/2016 12:36:43 AM PST
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: TexasFreeper2009
An appointment to the SC to replace Scalia, would be interesting, but won’t happen.
123
posted on
11/16/2016 1:12:09 AM PST
by
nikos1121
(I am way more deplorable than you.)
To: Talisker
Cruz is like a senatorial Glenn Beck anyway...I say let him stay a senator!
124
posted on
11/16/2016 1:17:22 AM PST
by
mdmathis6
(BEWARE THE ABORTION POLITICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!)
To: bobk3
The Establishment Republicans, including Ted Cruz, will try to take Trump down at some point. ...
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Total BS! The GOP-e are anti-Cruz and would like to see him out of the Senate, because he doesn’t go along with their corruption/deal-making.
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posted on
11/16/2016 1:37:13 AM PST
by
octex
To: SeekAndFind
“Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.”
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posted on
11/16/2016 1:50:30 AM PST
by
HWGruene
(REMEMBER THE ALAMO!)
To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
Let Cruz serve four years as AG and prove himself and then put him up for SCOTUS. He can do it.
127
posted on
11/16/2016 1:53:57 AM PST
by
octex
To: SeekAndFind
AG? No. I’m not liking that idea.
128
posted on
11/16/2016 1:54:35 AM PST
by
MagnoliaB
(You can't always get what you want but if you try sometime you might find, you get what you need.)
To: SeekAndFind
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is under consideration for attorney general >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Big Mistake. Cruz is not loyal enough to Trump.
Put him on SCOTUS.
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posted on
11/16/2016 2:01:00 AM PST
by
Candor7
( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
To: SeekAndFind
Ted Cruz is a good pick for AG. And I say that as someone who is not a particular fan of the senator to put it mildly. This is realpolitik in action. Some things to consider:
- whomever is selected for this is going to end up being a lightning rod. There are a whole lot of politically entrenched folks who desperately need prosecuting. One thing about lightning rods is they tend to get scorched. E.g. John Ashcroft.
- The AG, given his or her historical role here in prosecuting folks who would be political opponents needs to have the aura of independence. We don’t need someone who could be reasonably perceived as a Trump lackey. Ted Cruz would have that aura of independence.
- We forget that the AG also has police agencies working for him or her. E.g. BATFE. We don’t need another Fast and Furious. Thus I think a pro gun conservative is needed in the role. That would exclude Rudy Giuliani.
-Imagine a DoJ Civil Rights division that goes after states for denying citizens their right to keep and bear arms.
- This neatly clears up a looming political issue in Texas. I.e. Ted Cruz’ re-election. That’s going to be a knock down, drag out primary and we could lose the seat as a result. Better Cruz leave the senate and Greg Abbot appoint his replacement. Probably with Rick Perry.
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posted on
11/16/2016 2:01:30 AM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Nigel Farage for US Ambassador to the UN!!)
To: fireman15
Yes, and that primary fight would possibly hand the seat to the rats as a result. Better to have Cruz replaced before that even becomes an issue.
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posted on
11/16/2016 2:03:49 AM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Nigel Farage for US Ambassador to the UN!!)
To: BlessedBeGod
That’s my worry—that I don’t trust him.
I get it that Rudy somehow wants to become Secretary of State, but he belongs in Attorney General role, doing the hard work of cleaning out the Justice Department, FBI, intelligence, political corruption at the IRS, etc.
Trump being something of a newbie in at the presidential level doesn’t really need someone with no experience in as Secretary of State.
To: firebrand
Keep your friends close, your enemies closer. Keep in mind the AG serves at the pleasure of the President. Pres. Trump could end up firing him.
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posted on
11/16/2016 2:05:18 AM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Nigel Farage for US Ambassador to the UN!!)
To: OneVike
Yes. As more folks think about this they’ll come to realize that Cruz, if picked, will be an inspired choice.
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posted on
11/16/2016 2:07:21 AM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Nigel Farage for US Ambassador to the UN!!)
To: Religion and Politics
Don’t kid yourself about Cruz really being so tough on illegal immigration.
Cruz has a hyperpolitical (Hillary style) CFR wife and is himself a Bush asset. I fear for the Trump team, led by liberal Ivanka’s husband Jared, on this “the Clinton’s are good people” who we owe “gratitude” for their “national service” rush to patch everything up with the DC Establishment.
To: 353FMG
Comey is toast. Trump will fire him if Obama doesn’t get to him first.
136
posted on
11/16/2016 2:11:40 AM PST
by
RKBA Democrat
(Nigel Farage for US Ambassador to the UN!!)
To: bobk3
They have been trying to take Trump down since he announced his candidacy. They failed miserably. They will continue to fail....even more miserably.
137
posted on
11/16/2016 2:36:13 AM PST
by
HerrBlucher
(For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
To: editor-surveyor
I’m sure Ben Carson agrees with you.
To: SeekAndFind
NO republican senators!!! NONE!
None to spare, even for a short time.
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posted on
11/16/2016 3:13:56 AM PST
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Mariner
I can see it now. First sign of trouble AG Cruz would call a national press conference and announce that he naming a Special Prosecutor to look into something or another the press thinks Trump did. All the while with that sh!tty smirk on his face.
Totally agree, plus there was a lot of smoke regarding possible affairs he may be covering up, i.e. Amanda Carpenter. If true, he could be compromised by enemies of Trump in possession of info Ted wants hidden.
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