Published 3 years ago

Ethics watchdog group accuses Cruz of using campaign funds to promote book

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The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) on Wednesday filed ethics complaints against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), accusing him of breaking campaign finance rules by using donations to promote his book.

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Yahoo News

Watchdog files complaint accusing Cruz of using campaign funds to promote book

A campaign finance watchdog filed two ethics complaints on Wednesday accusing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) of "illegally using campaign funds to promote his book."Why it matters: Using campaign funds to ask supporters to buy Cruz's book, as the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) alleges, would break the Federal Election Commission's rule barring candidates from using political contributions for personal gain. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios M…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Independent

Ted Cruz illegally used campaign funds to promote his book, ethics watchdog alleges

Senator from Texas has denied making any profit from books bought because of the Facebook ads

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNBC

Sen. Ted Cruz illegally promoted his book with campaign funds, watchdog alleges in ethics complaints

The CLC accused Cruz's campaign committee of spending up to $18,000 on Facebook ads that "exclusively" urged viewers to order copies of the senator's book.

3 years ago·United States

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The Hill

Ethics watchdog group accuses Cruz of using campaign funds to promote book

The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) on Wednesday filed ethics complaints against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), accusing him of breaking campaign finance rules by using donations to promote his book.Accord...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Ted Cruz hit with multiple complaints for ‘illegally’ using campaign funds to shill his book

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is facing ethical and legal investigations over his controversial decision to use campaign funds to hype his new book.On Tuesday, the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed two complaints over Cruz personally profiting from the scheme."Cruz receives royalties on book sales, so using campaign funds to promote the book violates the ban on using campaign money for personal gain," the good government group explained.Cruz received a $…

3 years ago·United States

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Sputnik News [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Ethics Watchdog Accuses Ted Cruz of Using Campaign Funds to Promote Book

Texas Senator Ted Cruz in September 2020 published a book titled “One Vote Away: How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History.” Drawing on his own experiences, Cruz in his book chronicles how often Supreme Court decisions come down to one vote.

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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