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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. Sen. John Cornyn calls Ken Paxton scandals an "embarrassment"
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https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/19/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general-runoff/
Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said he is embarrassed by the lingering scandals surrounding Attorney General Ken Paxton when asked by reporters Thursday for his thoughts about the runoff primary election early next week.
Paxton is seeking a third term as the states top lawyer and is facing Land Commissioner George P. Bush in a runoff for the Republican nomination.
But the incumbent has faced a slew of controversies in the past few years, including an FBI investigation into allegations he abused his office to help a wealthy donor, a 7-year-old felony securities fraud indictment, a lawsuit from the state bar challenging his ethics as a practicing attorney for suing to block the 2020 election results, and accusations he cheated on his wife. Paxton has denied criminal wrongdoing.
I will tell you that I remain very disturbed by the fact that the incumbent has had an indictment hanging over his head, for now, I dont know, what has it been, six years? This is the chief law enforcement officer of the state of Texas. And its a source of embarrassment to me that that has been unresolved, Cornyn said on a Thursday call with reporters, noting that he tries very hard not to get involved in primary politics. Cornyn has not endorsed in the primary.
Paxton is seeking a third term as the states top lawyer and is facing Land Commissioner George P. Bush in a runoff for the Republican nomination.
But the incumbent has faced a slew of controversies in the past few years, including an FBI investigation into allegations he abused his office to help a wealthy donor, a 7-year-old felony securities fraud indictment, a lawsuit from the state bar challenging his ethics as a practicing attorney for suing to block the 2020 election results, and accusations he cheated on his wife. Paxton has denied criminal wrongdoing.
I will tell you that I remain very disturbed by the fact that the incumbent has had an indictment hanging over his head, for now, I dont know, what has it been, six years? This is the chief law enforcement officer of the state of Texas. And its a source of embarrassment to me that that has been unresolved, Cornyn said on a Thursday call with reporters, noting that he tries very hard not to get involved in primary politics. Cornyn has not endorsed in the primary.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn calls Ken Paxton scandals an "embarrassment" (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2022
OP
True to form, Senator Milquetoast cannot take any position that would threaten his magatpuke base in
Comfortably_Numb
May 2022
#1
Comfortably_Numb
(3,797 posts)1. True to form, Senator Milquetoast cannot take any position that would threaten his magatpuke base in
Texjezustan.
UTUSN
(70,672 posts)2. Well, isn't that spayshull !1
*AIN'T*
GET WITH THE PROGRAM
UTUSN
(70,672 posts)8. *Hey* I wear flip-flops, what do you want from me?!1
LeftInTX
(25,216 posts)3. Dare him to repeat this if P Bush doesn't win.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,063 posts)4. George P. Bush is way down in the polls
There have been a ton of really nasty attack ads on P.
Cornyn will no doubt be happy to tell Paxton this to his face. Paxton is not popular with mainstream GOP types. Cornyn was AG a long time ago
LeftInTX
(25,216 posts)5. You would think that P was Leon Trotsky, Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Che Guerva all rolled into one
based on those ads!
Texasgal
(17,042 posts)7. Where have you been Jon?
You are just now coming out against Paxton? IDIOT!
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,063 posts)9. For this thread
Bettie
(16,084 posts)10. Oh, look at him pretending he cares about
corruption.