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John Cornyn revokes his Roy Moore endorsement

By Al Weaver
Published November 13, 2017 9:41pm ET
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John Cornyn revokes his Roy Moore endorsement
"I think the president's going to need as many friendly faces around here as he can in order to get things done," Cornyn said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announces Monday that he is no longer supporting Judge Roy Moore for in the Alabama Senate special election next month.

In a statement, Cornyn, the No. 2-ranking Senate Republican, said that he believes the accusations against Moore involving sexual harassment of teenage girls when he was in his thirties.

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