AUSTIN, Texas – According to a new report, Ted Cruz is leveraging the Trump conviction on his podcast, which is facing mounting ethics questions.  

American Journal: Ted Cruz leverages Trump conviction on podcast for own personal gain

By Jesse Valentine

• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has accused Democrats of personally benefiting from former President Donald Trump’s criminal convictions. At the same time, Cruz has used his podcast to discuss the topic extensively, which in turn directly funds his political action committee.

• Since May 30, Cruz has dedicated three full episodes of his podcast to Trump’s conviction. He promoted these episodes in 19 separate social media posts. Several earlier episodes focused on the indictments against Trump and the hush money trial.

• Verdict with Ted Cruz is produced by the radio conglomerate iHeartMedia. In lieu of paying Cruz a salary, iHeartMedia makes ad revenue payments to Truth and Courage PAC, the primary PAC supporting Cruz’s reflection. The PAC has received more than $630,000 as a result.

• A Cruz spokesperson did not respond to questions for this story.

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