A pair of campaign finance watchdogs have asked federal regulators to investigate a deal between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and San Antonio-based radio group iHeartMedia that's funneled some $630,000 in ad revenue into a fundraising entity that lists its key goal as ensuring Cruz's reelection.
A pair of government watchdogs say the Texas Republican appears to be using his podcast's syndication deal to skirt federal campaign finance laws.
Made Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission, a filing by nonprofit groups Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United argues the arrangement between the Republican senator and the media group violates federal election law.that iHeartMedia syndicates to hundreds of radio stations.
In their filing, Campaign Legal Center and End Citizens United argue the nature of the syndication deal strongly suggests Cruz directed iHeartMedia to pay corporate dollars into the Truth and Courage super PAC. The complaint comes as Cruz, a two-term senator, faces what's likely to be tough reelection battle against U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a North Texas Democrat who's already amassed an impressive war chest to take on the incumbent.
“This type of funding risks putting the priorities of wealthy special interests above everyone else and makes our political process more vulnerable to corruption,” Chlopak said. “Yet all available information makes it seem that a partnership between Texas Senator Ted Cruz and iHeartMedia has produced such an illegal transfer, with over $630,000 in ‘income’ from Cruz’s podcast moving to a super PAC supporting his reelection.
In comments to a TV station in his hometown of Houston, Cruz recently defended his deal with iHeartMedia, lashing out at"the media" for bias and arguing that the Senate Ethics Committee had given his distribution deal with iHeartMedia a clean bill of health.
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