{"id":1620449,"date":"2022-08-23T13:42:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620449"},"modified":"2022-08-23T13:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:42:32","slug":"fact-check-did-ted-cruz-say-he-had-evidence-about-the-fbis-search-of-mar-a-lago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-ted-cruz-say-he-had-evidence-about-the-fbis-search-of-mar-a-lago\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Ted Cruz Say He Had Evidence About The FBI\u2019s Search Of Mar-A-Lago?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-ted-cruz-say-he-had-evidence-about-the-fbis-search-of-mar-a-lago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-07-22T233706Z_895240783_RC2BHV9EZKGF_RTRMADP_3_USA-POLITICS-REPUBLICANS-scaled-e1660849067968.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/107652085264520\/posts\/442188701179404\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he had evidence related to the FBI\u2019s recent search of former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest Cruz said he had evidence about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. The video included in the post does not show the alleged remark.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said on Thursday that parts of the affidavit authorizing the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago could be released after the Department of Justice makes the necessary redactions, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/08\/18\/trump-affidavit-release-biden-delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>. The judge told department officials to have the redactions done by the end of this week, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook video claims Cruz has additional information about the raid. \u201c\u2018I\u2019ve The Evidence Here\u2019 Ted Cruz \ud835\udc04\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc14\ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc12 \ud835\udc00\ud835\udc12 FBI Director Tries to \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1d \ud835\udc01\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27 over Mar-a-Lago Raid,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption and title.\u00a0The video shows one clip of Cruz asking questions during a Senate hearing and another clip of him speaking on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest that Cruz said he had evidence about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22I%27ve+The+Evidence+Here%22+Ted+Cruz+%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%91%F0%9D%90%94%F0%9D%90%8F%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%92+%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%92+FBI+Director+Tries+to+%F0%9D%90%83%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%9F%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%9D+%F0%9D%90%81%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7+over+Mar-a-Lago+Raid%3A&amp;oq=%22I%27ve+The+Evidence+Here%22+Ted+Cruz+%F0%9D%90%84%F0%9D%90%91%F0%9D%90%94%F0%9D%90%8F%F0%9D%90%93%F0%9D%90%92+%F0%9D%90%80%F0%9D%90%92+FBI+Director+Tries+to+%F0%9D%90%83%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%9F%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7%F0%9D%90%9D+%F0%9D%90%81%F0%9D%90%A2%F0%9D%90%9D%F0%9D%90%9E%F0%9D%90%A7+over+Mar-a-Lago+Raid%3A&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.441j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no credible news reports<\/a> suggesting Cruz made such a comment. No such statement appears on Cruz\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or on any of his verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sentedcruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044423499786\/search?q=I%27ve%20The%20Evidence%20Here%20Ted%20Cruz%20Erupts%20As%20FBI%20Director%20Tries%20to%20Defend%20Biden%20over%20Mar-a-Lago%20Raid&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjJcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIyLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMi0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?lang=en&amp;q=%22I%27ve%20The%20Evidence%20Here%20Ted%20Cruz%20Erupts%20As%20FBI%20Director%20Tries%20to%20Defend%20Biden%20over%20Mar-a-Lago%20Raid%22%20(from%3ASenTedCruz)%20lang%3Aen&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/08\/12\/fact-check-cruz-biden-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Ted Cruz Leak Information From Hunter Biden\u2019s Laptop That Implicates Nancy Pelosi?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reality, the 13-minute video includes a clip of Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=anRLbiS9lNM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">questioning<\/a> former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe about the department\u2019s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into General Michael Flynn during a 2020 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The second clip shows Cruz\u2019s September 2021 remarks on the Senate floor about the Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9hNzjbSsxZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border policies<\/a> in Del Rio, Texas, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/blogs\/as-this-border-crisis-unfolds-president-biden-is-silent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border tour<\/a> he and 18 other senators embarked on as a result of surges in migrant crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to Cruz\u2019s office for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook claims Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he had evidence related to the FBI\u2019s recent search of former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence.Verdict: FalseThere is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1620449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1620449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1620449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1620449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1620449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}