When U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast got picked up by the massive radio network iHeartMedia, the Texas Republican declared it a “big damn deal.” A government watchdog says that big deal is also illegal.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, addresses delegates during the Republican Party of Texas convention at George R. Brown Convention Center on Thursday, June 16, 2022.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s podcast
"Although Senator Cruz is not the only member of Congress to host a podcast, he is the only member who is apparently violating federal law because there is substantial evidence that an illegal source finances the podcast," says a complaint the group filed this week."Moreover, iHeart lobbies on media industry bills before Senator Cruz’s committee while the podcast boasts that iHeart will 'fund production dump a whole bunch of money into marketing' Senator Cruz’s show.
Cruz's most recent public financial disclosure does not show the senator making any money off of the podcast, though the iHeartMedia deal was announced in October.
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