*UPDATED* – The National Enquirer Runs Story of Multiple Ted Cruz Affairs…

Oh dear, the National Enquirer has come out with a story claiming evidence of multiple sexual trysts by presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz.

Worse yet for the Cruz camp, the framework within the article is structurally very concerning:

The National Enquirer is indeed a tabloid – and as such there are various grains of salt that should be applied when reviewing anything they present.

However, that said, they have been unfortunately accurate for more than a few presidential hopefuls: Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and John Edwards to name a few of the more infamous examples.

Beyond the story itself there's a few presenting elements which point to a high degree of confidence, and as a consequence 'legal avoidance', on the publishers' part.

Firstly, they post pictures of the collective mistresses. NE would never legally "go there" if they did not hold a very reasonable certainty the outlined players were factually part of the story.

When you accept the NE editorial/legal requirement for research and attributed comment prior to publication, you recognize there is more than a strong probability each of the outlined group (pictured) was contacted prior to publication; and one of those is very close to the Donald Trump campaign. Ergo, it's entirely likely presidential candidate Donald Trump knew this story was coming out.

Which puts candidate Trump's prior discussion and opinion of media libel in a strangely much larger, and more substantially prescient, aspect. 3-D political strategy not withstanding.

The National Enquirer has essentially baited the hook in a typical manner and one famously utilized by Andrew Breitbart.

So now they wait and see if, and how, the Cruz campaign responds. It is entirely possible the story could explode exponentially depending on the severity of any denials or admissions therein.

UPDATE 1: Since the publication first hit the newsstands (depends on region) the Twitter-sphere has lit up with conversation about the scandal. It appears many political followers believe they have identified two three of the blurred out images within the National Enquirer story.

If these people on twitter are correct, this story is not soon to be easily dismissed by the Ted Cruz presidential campaign:

Amanda Carpenter is the conservative activist, CNN contributor, and writer for Mark Levin and the Conservative Review who recently published a "BLACKLIST" targeting anyone who supports Ted Cruz's primary opponent, Donald Trump.

UPDATE#2 – It appears three of the pictured mystery women from the National Enquirer article have now been identified.

3 of Cruz's alleged mistresses have been identified: Katrina Pierson, Sarah Isgur Flores, and Amanda Carpenter. https://t.co/GUF55Kli31— Joel Luther (@joel_luther) March 25, 2016

Interestingly Sarah Isgur Flores, in addition to being a well known political operative, was also the campaign manager for Carly Fiorina. And that little factoid brings an earlier discovery into question; where the Super-PAC for Ted Cruz (Keep the Promise) actually sent the Super-PAC for Carly Fiorina (Carly for America "CfA") $500,000

That distribution from one candidate's Super-PAC to another, raised the eyebrows of the Federal Election Commission who inquired about the rather unusual transaction.

UPDATE #4 – The Plot Thickens. Apparently, at least part of this story was very well known amid the political circles (pundits, columnists, reporters etc.) who swirl around the various presidential campaign camps.

It appears the sexual exploits of Ted Cruz was the story many were curious about back in late February and early March.

A Breitbart reporter held the information but never released it; according to most common speculation because the owners/operators/editors of the outlet determined it was not in alignment with their political affiliations:

For those of you less familiar with Twitter and "Hashtags" there was a considerable amount of apparent discussion under the hashtag "#TheThing", where "The Thing" was knowledge of the Ted Cruz affairs.

If you look up #TheThing and go back to March 10th – March 14th, what you'll find are multiple conversations about finding someone, anyone, to report on the Ted Cruz affairs. The group pushing for the requested articles were seemingly all supporters of Marco Rubio.

The apparent thinking was if they could get the media to pick-up the story prior to Super Tuesday, it would finish off Ted Cruz and allow Marco Rubio to win in several key elections and states.

UNFORTUNATELY, the TRUTH-TELLERS ran into the corporate side of the media enterprises. Breitbart owned by pro-Cruz Super-PAC funder Robert Mercer was one of the roadblocks. The editor, Ben Shapiro, also now being named as one of the political advocates who would not allow his chosen candidate to be "OUTED". Shapiro is also the Editor of The Daily Wire, which is also owned by a Pro-Cruz Super-PAC team, The Wilks Brothers.

It appears Shapiro buried and blocked the story because he, along with others, didn't want to see Cruz negatively impacted. Unfortunately, this is brutal confirmation of the type of media bias we have discussed before.

Pro-Rubio and Pro-Cruz corporate media intercepts refusing to allow sunlight upon their preferred candidate(s). (Salem Communications: Hugh Hewitt et al, NRO, Human Events, Twitchy, etc) and Pro-Cruz sites like Conservative Review (Mark Levin, and unfortunately Amanda Carpenter), Right Scoop, Red State, Insurgent etc. with an obvious reason to bury or not allow the story to surface.

Once Senator Marco Rubio lost Florida, the incentive for public airing of the Ted Cruz marital affairs was immediately diminished.

Those within the #StopTrump campaign now preferring the sexual trysts did not surface because the damage only benefits Donald Trump, a candidate they despise and are working actively to defeat.

Many of the former political types who wanted to see the story surface have now joined Team Cruz and would prefer the story have stayed hidden.

Ambition for Two […] They'd met on the 2000 George W. Bush campaign, when they worked three cubicles apart, and in the years since, they'd gone from an apartment in Northern Virginia to a 19th-floor condo in Houston to a series of three-star hotels in early-primary states. Heidi had taken an unpaid leave from her lucrative job at Goldman Sachs to join Ted on the trail.

But in the earliest days of their marriage, they weren't always together. At a time when Ted Cruz felt unsatisfied with his track in Washington, he made a decision to take a high-profile job in Austin — as Texas's solicitor general — that provided a testing ground for his conservative arguments but also forced him to move 1,500 miles from Heidi, who continued working at the Treasury Department in Washington.

The job ultimately helped to launch Ted Cruz's political career. It also nearly backfired: He and Heidi weathered several years of strained, long-distance commuting. And when Heidi finally moved to Texas, the strain only grew. She fell into a depression, what Cruz calls the couple's "difficult chapter."

Cruz, now 45, looks back on that decision 13 years ago to leave Washington as an essential part of his rise as a top-tier Republican presidential candidate. The choice bore the Cruz hallmarks: ambition, a willingness to take major risks and confidence that he could pull it off. In an interview with The Washington Post, Cruz also said that the move also shows how he and Heidi work in tandem. They both held aspirations for their careers, and they were willing to live apart to chase their goals.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2016/01/29/deciderscruz/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_cruzdecider-150pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Earlier today Ted Cruz spoke mightily and angrily on the campaign trail: VIDEO: SNIVELING COWARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cPgdMGf2Pk

teddy's hooker goes public.. (the rubio tuesday/ thursday hooker)

Interview with a Candy Wrapper Posted by AVENGERSOCIAL on MARCH 26, 2016 It’s not often, I do a story myself. I have a team writers so I don’t have to. This leaves me the freedom to investigate and track leads. But this story is so hot, I felt I should do this one.

If you have been on twitter #cruzsexscandal has been over the top and widely circulated but let’s not forget the anonymous video released that promised if Cruz did not drop out his dirty secrets would come out. I can say this day has come, given the release from the National Enquirer. But Avenger has a leg up on everyone. Our anonymous source found one of the alleged escorts who Ted Cruz frequented. Her picture released in our previous story is not how she looks today. Let’s call her Jane Doe.

We were given the exclusive interview done by the detective that found her. We will not disclose her real identity nor her location, since the initial leak she has gone off the radar. She was found in a West Texas trailer park after a former escort feared that she would too become part of this drama and gave up her location. As promised, both identities are strictly confidential and shall remain anonymous. For now, we are just releasing some parts of this explosive transcript. An excerpt of his interview with our Jane Doe is transcribed below. Be forewarned it’s explosive. While we believe 100% that is true, we’re are advised to refer to the statements below as allegations. I do have the video of this conversation. Our job is to shed light and not to master.

Detective: As agreed during our interview, your identity and location will be kept secret, as sworn and recorded. When, did you first meet Ted Cruz? Jane Doe: 2004, I was 18 and my regular client in Dallas gave him the contact. It is not unusual for this to happen, many clients for the service I worked with are lobbyist, donors, attorneys and politicians. That is why, I am scared for my life that you found me.

Detective: I will not disclose any location or your true identity, I found you because one of your former clients gave me the information. That led me to one of your associates that brought me here. I did this because if I can find you, others can as well. This interview is only to assure you are who they say you are. Your face will be not shown, nothing will be asked to directly identify you.

Detective: Did Ted Cruz ever tell you he was married? Jane Doe: Some clients do and some do not, he never said anything about being married. He seemed to need mothering of some sort, before we engaged in some of his requested acts.

Detective: Requested acts? Jane Doe: sometimes I would dress as a catholic school girl for role play, that is popular with many clients though. Other times he would request for me to dress like a judge.

Detective: I see, so would you say he is odd than other clients? Jane Doe: Who am I to judge my clients? I just do what, I am paid for and go on my way.

Detective: What locations would you meet him? Jane Doe: Houston/Dallas and I have been to Alexandria as well.

Detective: Virginia? Jane Doe: Yes

Detective: How many times would he visit you within a week? Jane Doe: In the beginning, it was every time he had business in either of the locations. He would even pay for my flights to Baltimore then rent a car for me to drive to Alexandria.

Detective: Have you ever seen his wife? Jane Doe: Yes, many times were close calls. I guess that is why I am terrified how I was found.

Detective: I only found you because of your friend/associate. I think she is about to leave as well. Jane Doe: After this, I will have to move again. I am leaving Texas and I wished I had never met him. I never experienced this kind of problem as an escort. I knew, when he said he was going to run for president that I would be at risk. As a senator, I was not worried. I have met many politicians doing this service but never had my life been at risk.

Detective: You have my contact so you can reach me if you need help. Let’s get back to talking about Ted more. Did anyone give you a specific phone at any time for contact? Jane Doe: yes, until recently. I was getting weird calls with no way to call it back. The number would be local and I would answer to silence. None of the calls were of the same number, so I threw away the phone.

Detective: So, you are saying this is why you feel threatened? Has he ever called you recently? Jane Doe: Yes, it is why I feel threatened and No, he has not called since January. This is when all the strange calls started. At this time, we are deciding to either pass this on to syndicated publication or what are our legal options. We will update once a decision is made. https://avengersocial.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/interview-with-a-candy-wrapper-the-lollipop-edition/

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.