The chairman of the federal commission looking into an ethics complaint about U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's controversial podcast syndication deal once worked for the Texas Republican, raising concerns about his ability to be impartial in the case. Sean J.
One of the groups that filed the complaint over Cruz's controversial podcast deal said the Federal Election Commission chairman has a conflict of interest.
End Citizens United officials said Cooksey's prior work for Cruz should disqualify him from hearing a matter involving his former boss. However, the Campaign Legal Center declined comment on the matter. Brett Kappel, a Washington, D.C., attorney who's represented candidates of both parties on campaign finance issues, said Cooksey could argue that his work for Cruz was years ago and won't cloud his judgment. Indeed, the chairman chose not to recuse himself when the FEC deliberated on a
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