Cruz campaign on potential Donald Trump lawsuit: 'We're prepared for anything'
Donald Trump has been threatening to sue fellow Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz over not being a natural born citizen. But Cruz's camp doesn't seem terribly concerned with fielding a lawsuit from the billionaire business mogul.
"We're prepared for anything, we have in house counsel... but we don't think it will have any standing," Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler told CNN on Tuesday.
Most legal experts say that Cruz, who was born to an American mother, does indeed qualify as a natural born citizen, which means he can run for president.
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