Ted Cruz Brings The Receipts To Decry Nathan Wade's Charges During Arctic Frost Judiciary Hearing

[0:00] Senator Cruz. Thank you to the wise chairman. [0:06] Mr. Chairman, in the last hearing, we proved that Arctic Frost was no rogue operation. [0:12] It was authorized at the highest level of the Biden Justice Department. [0:17] And today we're asking the next question. [0:20] Who coordinated it, who profited from it, and who paid the price? [0:26] Professor Epstein, on April 4th, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland, [0:32] Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and FBI Director Christopher Wray [0:36] personally signed off on opening Arctic Frost. [0:42] Their signatures, on a document, authorizing a federal investigation [0:48] into virtually the entirety of the opposing political party. [0:52] Are you familiar with that? Yes, Senator. [0:57] The operatives in Watergate hid their names. [1:01] They were embarrassed to be part of weaponizing government. [1:04] Here, the top leadership of the Department of Justice flaunted their abuse of power. [1:12] Mr. Epstein, when power at the top gives permission, allies below move quickly. [1:21] That's how Washington works, isn't it? [1:24] I think so, Senator, yes. [1:27] And Arctic Frost quickly grew beyond the Department of Justice. [1:33] Are you familiar with the names Tim Heafy, Jack Smith, and Thomas Wyndham? [1:39] Some of those names, yes. Certainly Jack Smith. [1:43] Heafy led the January 6th committee investigation of President Trump. [1:47] Smith prosecuted him as special counsel, and Wyndham was Smith's senior deputy. [1:52] Does that sound right? [1:53] Yes. [1:55] And all three coordinated with Fannie Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney [1:59] who brought the Georgia-RICO case against President Trump, [2:04] sharing witnesses, sharing documents, helping to prepare her witness interviews. [2:08] Is that right? [2:09] Yes. [2:11] And when it was all over, these three men founded a law firm together. [2:17] Is that right? [2:18] It appears so. [2:19] Washington has a lot of revolving doors, but this one spun from prosecution to profit. [2:29] But you need not take my word for it. [2:31] Follow the money. [2:33] Nathan Wade, Fannie Willis' special prosecutor and her romantic partner, [2:39] billed Georgia taxpayers $20,000 for six federal coordination meetings in 2022 alone. [2:50] Two with the White House. [2:53] Three with the January 6th committee. [2:55] He won on that same day that Jack Smith was appointed special counsel. [3:00] This was a coordinated, organized operation by the Biden White House, [3:05] the Biden Justice Department, and the Democrat Party to try to destroy their political opposition [3:11] because they were terrified that the voters would do what they did, [3:15] which is in November 2024, re-elect President Donald Trump. [3:20] And this was the single greatest assault on democracy our nation has ever seen. [3:27] Our Democrat friends are not shy about saying they're defending democracy, [3:32] except when it comes to actually letting people vote. [3:34] And there, they're willing to use all political power to stop people from voting. [3:43] You know, Nathan Wade, under oath, he was asked about every one of those meetings. [3:50] Wade said, I don't remember. [3:53] Anyone have a guess for how many times? [3:57] Fifty-eight times. [4:00] Wade's answer about those meetings was, [4:02] I don't remember. [4:03] I don't remember. [4:04] I don't remember. [4:04] Mr. Epstein, when a prosecutor can't remember something 58 times, what does that tell you? [4:11] I think the inference is that he's not telling the truth. [4:13] I think that is a very fair inference. [4:17] In your judgment, should the architects of this scheme face criminal prosecution? [4:21] I certainly think there is a number of bases to investigate the activities that occurred. [4:30] And what bases come to mind? [4:34] I think the way in which there was ignoring the proper constitutional appointment of Jack Smith, [4:41] the evidence of potential bias amongst some FBI agents in the Washington Field Office, [4:48] the ways in which there was coordination with the White House Counsel's Office, [4:53] in ways that I think was inconsistent with the proper interpretation of the Presidential Records Act, [4:59] and gave no ability for, at the time, former President Trump to assert constitutional privileges, [5:06] the way in which the record shows that the National Archivist was clearly biased [5:11] and made referrals to the FBI that were likely unauthorized, doing it through his inspector general. [5:17] And I think the evidence that this committee has shown shows that there was unfortunate coordination [5:24] for partisan motivation, and these documents shocked the conscience. [5:32] Weaponizing the Department of Justice for partisan ends to subvert democracy and try and steal an election. [5:39] Finally, Mr. Clark, you're here today because you have faced this subversion of justice, [5:49] not as a statistic, but as a target. [5:53] You were a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, spent nearly 30 years as a lawyer, is that right? [5:57] That's correct. [5:59] Your role in the events at issue, you drafted a memo raising election concerns. [6:04] That memo was never sent. It was never enacted. [6:07] DOJ leadership rejected it, is that right? [6:09] That's correct. [6:11] And the results were stunning. [6:12] In response to your writing a memo, there was a pre-dawn raid on your home with 12 agents [6:18] who ransacked your home for three and a half hours, is that right? [6:22] That's also correct. [6:23] And they took computers that had nothing to do with my legal work. [6:26] Georgia indictment, arrest, booking, is all that correct? [6:30] Yes. [6:31] Three years of concurrent bar proceedings, federal scrutiny and litigation, [6:35] hundreds of thousands in legal fees, is that right? [6:37] Millions in legal fees, five going on six years of legal proceedings in the bar. [6:42] And last July, D.C. recommended your disbarment, your 29-year law license, potentially gone, [6:49] for writing a memo in the Department of Justice. Is that right? [6:53] Yes, for writing a privileged memo that was leaked by my political opponents. [6:57] Every Democrat involved in this process should be ashamed of the weaponization [7:02] and the persecution that is occurring. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. [7:06] Thank you, Senator. And I want to thank the witnesses for their testimony today. [7:08] Written questions for the record.