Senator Cruz sparred with reporters over the leak of the SCOTUS draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
The Texas Republican continues to suggest that the culprit was likely a "left-wing law clerk."
Chief Justice Roberts earlier this week directed the marshal to launch an internal probe into the leak.
Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday sparred with reporters on Capitol Hill over who leaked the Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, with the conservative lawmaker alleging that a "left-wing law clerk" was the culprit.
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Despite Cruz's inability to verify the identity of the culprit, he has continued to state that it was a liberal individual.
The back-and-forth over the issue continued on Friday, where Cruz contended that the intent of the leak was clear.
"Senator, why do you think you know this was a liberal clerk who leaked this? Do you have information that suggests that?" a reporter asked Cruz,which was captured on video.
He responded: "Because I'm not a moron. Because I live on planet Earth ... because this is obviously an attempt from someone who is unhappy about the direction the court is going, to put political pressure on the justices to change their outcome. That is the only reason this gets leaked, and you know that. Come on, you're a reporter in Washington, DC."
The reporter suggested to the moron Senator that a justice may have changed their views since the draft decision -- with a conservative potentially leaking the document because "they supported the original decision" and want "to lock them back in."👇https://t.co/EmAlpRGy9f
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Who the hell is threatening Justices? I haven’t heard one yet? But I do remember right wing loons assaulting Capitol Police and chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” when they didn’t get their way.
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The energy is markedly more negative outside Kavanaugh’s house. The anger has become much more palpable than outside any other justices’ house. pic.twitter.com/zY2OY34hcA
