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Ted Cruz: “He doesn't want to do it because presumably there is something in there that is bad.”

On the recordAugust 11, 2016
He doesn't want to do it because presumably there is something in there that is bad.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Ted Cruz suggests that Donald Trump's reluctance to release his tax returns indicates there may be damaging information.

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