Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: COVID relief is just around the corner
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Bess Levin/Vanity Fair: REPORT: ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE, TED CRUZ MIGHT HAVE BROKEN THE LAW It sure sounds like the senator funneled political donations into his own pocket. Salon’s Roger Sollenberger reports that in 2020, a leaderAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: COVID relief is just around the corner
Bess Levin/Vanity Fair: REPORT: ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE, TED CRUZ MIGHT HAVE BROKEN THE LAW It sure sounds like the senator funneled political donations into his own pocket. Salon’s Roger Sollenberger reports that in 2020, a leadership PAC attached to Cruz called Jobs, Freedom, and Security paid $1.2 million, or almost 80% of its entire operating budget, to a company called Reagan Investments LLC for “sponsorship advertising.” Per Sollenberger, “the only other committee to register any disbursements to that company was Trump Make America Great Again, for a fundraising promotion for Cruz’s books in December…However, the Trump group clearly marked the payment for ‘collateral: books.’” In other words, it’s possible Cruz may have bought his own books through this mystery company and then paid himself royalties, which would be illegal. Ted’s not having a good month. xIn sum: It looks like the House will pass a $15 wage in the Covid relief bill and then, in the Senate, it'll be stripped during the Byrd bath once a senator issues Byrd POO.— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 26, 2021 Read more