Ted Cruz actually said...

"I want to, at the outset, extend my apology that earlier in the hearing, the Senator from Rhode Island characterized the testimony that we have heard from witnesses on this panel as 'conspiracy theori..."

"I hope, if you are confirmed, that your conduct in office differs from the answers you have given at this hearing."

"That does not auger well for this Committee's assessment of your willingness to stand up to the President when the Constitution and the laws so require."

"I was hopeful when he was appointed that he would carry that reputation forward as Attorney General. It has saddened me greatly that he has not done so."