Ted Cruz Says NY Times Kavanaugh Story Was Not ‘Accidental’ Because ‘They Want to Intimidate the Court’

Ted Cruz Says NY Times Kavanaugh Story Was Not ‘Accidental’ Because ‘They Want to Intimidate the Court’
Senate Aviation and Space Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Washington on May 14, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized the New York Times reporters who published then corrected a story containing an old allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying the story was not “accidental” and done in a broader attempt by the left to “intimidate the court.”

“The New York Times, they knew what they were doing. This was not accidental,” Cruz said during an appearance on “Fox & Friends” on Sept. 18. He added that it was “fairly hysterical” watching the co-authors of the story put the blame of the omission on the editing process in order to skirt responsibility.