[Fresh Wind]

he did this for every contribution, but neglected to do it for his own money because he thought it was already reported to the Senate ethics committee as instructed by the FEC.

Why would he assume that?

The FEC and the Senate Ethics Committee are two separate and distinct bodies, and the paperwork which makes one happy won't necessarily work for the other one. Each has their own set of rules to enforce, and their own distinct forms to be filled out.

Cruz is no country bumpkin trying to do a "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" thing, he was already a well-connected Washington insider and a top-level lawyer, so his memory lapse claim doesn't ring true.

[Cold Heat]

The FEC has the instructions in it, to contact the Senate ethics committee and file with them. He did. What he did not do, is write himself a form 3 receipt for the dollar amount deposited from his personal funds to the campaign, in the form of a loan, although FEC reports show the proper filings for the repayment of the campaign loan.

Nobody, but nobody was trying to hide anything.