McConnell did not snooker him (Cruz) he was all for it and even coauthored an editorial with Paul Ryan supporting TPA. Cruz came up with his lame McConnell lied excuse when he caught holly hell on the Internet over his vote. Really sleazy move IMHO. I lost a lot of respect for Cruz on his entire handling of the TPA thing.
You missed some of the facts, jpsb.
The TPP leak occurred after the co-authored Op-Ed with Ryan. The contents of that leak, including an override of U.S. immigration laws, are what changed Cruz's mind.