Texas GOP war as Cornyn calls Paxton 'a con man and a fraud'
Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) called state Attorney General Ken Paxton a “con man” and “fraud,” vowing to fight back and prevail against Paxton’s bid to primary him.
Cornyn told reporters Wednesday in comments filmed by The Daily Caller that President Trump’s agenda is the “biggest potential loser” from Paxton’s candidacy, as potentially “hundreds of millions of dollars” will need to be spent on the Texas Senate race, preventing that amount from being used in other states like Michigan, New Hampshire and Georgia next year.
“Obviously, Mr. Paxton has a checkered past,” Cornyn said. “He is a con man and a fraud, and I think the people of Texas know that. This is what will be litigated over the course of this campaign.”
Paxton formally announced his candidacy for the Senate in an interview on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” on Tuesday after much speculation that he would challenge the senior Texas senator.
He has repeatedly criticized Cornyn, branding him as a “Republican in name only” or “RINO,” for some of the votes he has taken in the Senate and what he has argued is insufficient support for Trump.
Paxton and Cornyn have traded barbs back and forth for years, with the attorney general slamming Cornyn’s votes in favor of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and bipartisan legislation on gun safety following the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.
Cornyn has gone after Paxton’s legal difficulties.
Paxton was indicted in 2015, soon after taking office as attorney general, on securities fraud charges based on accusations that he solicited investments for a server company without disclosing he was being paid by that company while serving as a state legislator.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5240462-texas-senator-cornyn-paxton-candidacy/
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