U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz expanded his platform with the ‘Verdict’ podcast. But it’s also triggered ethics complaints. Here’s what you need to know.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has spent the last four years turning the podcast he launched to defend President Donald Trump against impeachment into a regular, three-episodes-a-week gig, powered by a massive radio network, iHeartMedia. The popular podcast is a novel venture for a sitting senator, and it has drawn complaints for blurring the lines between what is allowed under campaign finance law and Senate ethics rules.
Get political headlines from across the state sent directly to your inbox It has also opened the Texas Republican — who is seeking a third term in the Senate — up to attacks from Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas congressman challenging Cruz who says he is more focused on the show than his job in Washington. Cruz says the show is, in fact, a “huge part of my job,” because he uses it as a way to communicate with constituents.
Ted Cruz uses podcast launched to rail against Trump impeachment to advocate for Biden inquiry A spokeswoman for Cruz said at the time that the senator saw the podcast as a way to speak directly to the American people, bypassing traditional news outlets. It drew a big audience almost immediately. “Verdict” topped the iTunes charts in its first week, beating out wildly popular shows such as “The Joe Rogan Experience” and The New York Times’ “The Daily.
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