app meman that that was not the question I asked you you disagree with the death penalty don't you Senator if if confirmed I would apply the law regardless of any views that I may or may not have so you're hesitating because you're afraid to answer honestly hey everyone welcome back to the channel today we've got an intense Showdown to cover as Senator Ted Cruz takes on a Judicial nominee in a heated exchange that you won't want to miss we're diving deep into the confrontation between Senator Cruz and Ariana Freeman a nominee for the US court of appeals Senator Cruz questioned Freeman about her views on the death penalty now Cruz wasn't holding back he wanted a straight answer but Freeman trying to stay within the lines of the Judicial Code of Conduct kept saying she would follow the law I mean sure that's what you'd expect from a nominee right but Cruz wasn't satisfied he pushed harder clearly wanting to know where she really stood on this controversial issue Cruz didn't just stop at the death penalty he dug into Freeman's past bringing up her participation in a protest against Trump's travel ban Cruz questioned how she could claim to avoid public policy discussions while being involved in such activism and then he took it a step further criticizing her career defending criminals let's get into it you disagree with the death penalty don't you Senator I I support the rule of law and if confirmed I would apply M frean that that was not the question I asked you you disagree with the death penalty don't you Senator if if confirmed I would apply the law regardless of any views that I may or may not have so you're hesitating because you're afraid to answer honestly Senator respectfully my understanding of the code of conduct for United States judges which applies to judicial nominees is that I am to refrain from commenting of ma on matters of public policy that may be may come before me really this is this this the same person who submitted a photograph of yourself at a protest at the Philadelphia International Airport uh labeled Ariana Freeman Senator Philadelphia cheers and chants with others during a protest to president Donald Trump's executive order Banning travel to the US by citizens of Iraq Iran Sudan Libya Somalia and Yemen that's refraining from engaging in public policy Senator i i attended that that public event in 2017 long before I was a Judicial nominee and subject to the the code okay well the canons don't prohibit you sharing what your views are to this committee and we have judges appear here all the time it's not remotely credible that you don't have a view on the death penalty you've devoted your entire professional career to representing criminals to representing murderers to representing rapists to representing child molesters you believe the death penalty is wrong you have been a zealot against the death penalty is is that true or false Senator I have spent 12 and a half years fulfilling my duty to zealously advocate for the interest of my client regardless of the sentence some of those sentences were uh death sentences for the past eight or so years I have worked on non- Capital cases like okay well I'll tell you let let's take the case that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court talked about and Senator Holly discussed this some Terrence Williams one of your clients had a long list of violent crimes including armed robbery and another murder just months before he killed Mr Amos Norwood Mr Williams had separately be convicted of murdering a different victim by stabbing him 20 times times in the head the back the chest clean through his neck before then trying to burn his body apparently this method of murder was one Mr Williams was fond of because his second victim Amos Norwood he blackmailed him to meet him in a cemetery where Williams beat Norwood with a tire iron until he died and then the next night Williams returned to burn the victim's body Terence William is a bad guy when you're faced with a repeat murderer about whom there are no serious questions of guilt nobody doubts that this guy is a Serial murderer your choice you don't feel Sympathy for the victims you don't stand with the victims your choice you've spent your life trying to save that murderer and and listen despite the heated Exchange and all the criticisms Cruz leveled against Freeman he made a pretty bold prediction he said that Freeman would still be confirmed by Senate Democrats who he claims support an anti-law enforcement agenda so what do you think was Ted Cruz's right to press Ariana Freeman so hard or was this just political theater let me know your thoughts in the comments below if you enjoyed this breakdown don't forget to hit that subscribe button we've got more in-depth analysis and updates coming your way so stay tuned thanks for watching and I'll catch you in the next video