To be clear CNN was body slamming Cruz last night after the debate with a point by point refutation of Cruz’s explanation for the dirty trix.
CNN and Carsons team were the very source of the leak
"Correspondent Tom Foreman then said, "Erin, at no time did CNN say that Ben Carson was dropping out of this race, not online, not on air, not anywhere. And for Ted Cruz to stand onstage, once again tonight, and suggest that CNN did is a flat-out lie. This is what was tweeted shortly before the caucuses opened that evening about Ben Carson's travel plans by our Chris Moody He tweeted, 'Ben Carson will likely speak at his victory party in Iowa before caucus results are in so he can catch a flight.' Then he added, 'Carson won't go to New Hampshire, South Carolina, but instead will head home to Florida for some R&R. He'll be in DC Thursday for the National Prayer Breakfast.' And then this, 'Ben Carson's campaign tells me he plans to stay in the race beyond Iowa no matter what the results are tonight.' All three of those tweets came out in less than two minutes before the caucuses even opened. And 45 minutes later, Moody hit it again by saying, 'Folks, Ben Carson is just making a brief stop at home in Florida tonight and campaign says he'll be back on the campaign trail by Wednesday.'