U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is facing a formal campaign finance complaint for allegedly directing over $630,850 of iHeartMedia's corporate funds from his podcast to a PAC supporting his reelection bid. The complaint accuses Cruz of violating federal campaign finance laws by funneling cash from his podcast into the PAC. Watchdog groups claim Cruz brazenly violated the Federal Election Campaign Act. The terms of Cruz's podcast agreement with iHeartMedia are not public, raising questions about the flow of ad revenue to the PAC.
Our top story: “The terms of iHeartMedia’s podcast agreement with Cruz are not public, and ... recent comments do not explain why it is sending money derived from ad sales ... to a super PAC supporting Cruz’s 2024 reelection campaign ...” https://t.co/QQB02b7qxq
Ted Cruz "Democrats for Cruz" ad and campaign financial law woes https://t.co/OfoYlPgxd3
SCOOP: Sen. Ted Cruz hauls in nearly $10 million in past three months as he battles for re-election in Texas. https://t.co/uOthbI5AOg
PAC pay for podcast plays: the latest on Ted Cruz’s questionable sweetheart iHeart deal https://t.co/2BSW59kcmr
Ted Cruz has been accused of violating federal campaign finance laws by directing ad revenue from his podcast to a super PAC, according to a complaint. Read more: https://t.co/bg2ejsn7Dd https://t.co/oIjAlmIFhM
Watchdog groups say Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 'brazenly violated' Federal Election Campaign Act https://t.co/OYUDVtrDo2 via @statesman
Watchdog groups say Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 'brazenly violated' Federal Election Campaign Act https://t.co/BkLS9MpxPT
A newly filed complaint alleges Ted Cruz may have improperly directed iHeartMedia to send hundreds of thousands of dollars to a PAC dedicated to the U.S. senator’s reelection effort. (Via @TexasTribune) https://t.co/SRLzUuhmke
Ted Cruz Is The Subject Of Yet Another Watchdog Complaint https://t.co/TSoSuPUvhI https://t.co/YjHC85eEPm
Campaign watchdog group Campaign Legal Center has filed a new FEC complaint alleging a Ted Cruz super Pac miscategorized funds from his podcast https://t.co/sTTV5OpMJJ https://t.co/sTTV5OpMJJ
Ted Cruz hosts a podcast for free — a Ted Cruz super PAC gets paid https://t.co/EuTXyCKgkV
Ted Cruz at center of FEC complaint over podcast payments https://t.co/1nxKlnhXPP
The podcasting senator is accused of skirting campaign finance laws by funneling cash from his show into a PAC supporting his re-election. https://t.co/lwyIv9tfkF
"By soliciting or directing $630,850.09 of iHeartMedia’s corporate funds to or on behalf of TCP in connection with his 2024 election, Cruz appears to have brazenly violated these federal campaign finance laws," today's FEC complaint says. https://t.co/J4WT6oaugb
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is facing a formal campaign finance complaint over money sent from the company that syndicates his podcast to a political action committee supporting his reelection bid. https://t.co/onUvqmyrOG