All designed to defy the United States and expand their criminal enterprise. In a hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control that I chaired late last year, one of our witnesses described Venezuela as playing a very important role in what they called the axis of evasion, a global sanctions defying network that also includes Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. And of course, Maduro was an important part of that. Within this axis of evasion because he's the one who gave them a foothold in our backyard in the Western Hemisphere. (17:39–17:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that Venezuela is part of a sanctions-defying network with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
