Cruz deflected which was what guilty people do.
It's not complicated. He could have shut this all down on the first day. He didn't because he is guilty.
Yes or no, fact or not, simple case, it works when questioning your five-year old if he took an extra cookie.
However, yes or no answers do not work in the world of politics where there is no simple direct answer, no matter how simple or direct that answer may be, that ever satisfies the opponents.
They will take a “no” and run with it, twist it, go back with further accusations, accusations upon accusations, and a simple yes or no will not stop then. . .much like in the courts.
“Harvard Law”?
Not be rude, but that really made me chuckle. Law school, courts, not real life. Law school and courts are where the process is perverted and truth is secondary to “winning.”