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...Cruz called Trump a "Sniveling coward," a "Pathological liar" and "Utterly amoral," and infuriated Republicans when he declined to endorse the nominee at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
...Following his outsized work on impeachment, Cruz can fairly claim to have helped save Trump's presidency.
...Cruz has long since forgiven Trump for past grievances, casting his reconciliation as a matter of Christian morality - never mind that Trump never actually sought forgiveness, he said.
...So Cruz made his view known, starting with an Oct. 30 lunch with fellow Senate Republicans, then at a Nov. 21 meeting with Cipollone and other members of the Trump defense team, and frequently in public after that: Getting hung up on "Quid pro quos" was a losing battle.
...Cruz said that Trump has been privately grateful, including in a Feb. 2 phone call just days before the verdict, where he took the opportunity to give the president a final bit of advice: With the State of the Union address coming a day ahead of the planned acquittal vote, Cruz warned that a premature victory lap could backfire and counseled him to avoid discussing impeachment.
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