U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks about the Border Bill during a press conference at the Senate Radio/Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 6, 2024.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.
End Citizens United and the Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint and are seeking a formal FEC investigation into the payments. The complaint also asserts the payments were improperly reported as “other receipts” rather than campaign contributions. “Other receipts” is generally reserved for interest or income on assets already owned by a PAC.
Cruz’s podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” has been the center of ethics questions against the Republican senator for years. The Campaign Legal Center filed another complaint against Cruz in 2022 when iHeartMedia picked up his podcast, asserting it violated rules barring lobbyists from giving gifts to senators. The company, headquartered in San Antonio,