Ted Cruz: “There's no dispute that it was Iran that was paying for this…”

“And by the way, the hitman told the Department of Justice, I was hired by Iran, I was trained by Iran, and my purpose was to murder President Trump. There's no dispute that it was Iran that was paying for this [attempt to murder President Trump]. And I will note if you remember last year when I was interviewed by Tucker Carlson, it was an unhinged interview, but he disputed me.” (07:50–07:53)

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