Texas AG Ken Paxton has been under indictment since 2015. Last year, he spoke at the rally preceding the attack on the Capitol, sharing false claims about the 2020 election. And this year, he’s likely to end the Bush political dynasty. Bencjacobs reports
The new hope. Photo: Eric Gay/AP/Shutterstock Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, has been under indictment since 2015. Two years ago, his top aides resigned en masse, accusing him of corruption. Last year, he spoke at the January 6 rally preceding the attack on the Capitol, sharing false claims about the presidential election. And this year, he’s likely to end the Bush political dynasty.
But Bush didn’t have the one thing that made all the difference: the endorsement of Donald Trump, who dangled the possibility in front of Bush before his announcement, saying in a statement, “I like them both very much. I’ll be making my endorsement and recommendation to the great people of Texas in the not-so-distant future.
Other strong candidates emerged in the race, sensing weakness in the top two candidates. Eva Guzman, a former state-supreme-court justice who received more votes than any other statewide candidate on the ballot, announced her bid last summer. Louie Gohmert, a ten-term congressman who has been one of Trump’s most ardent defenders on Capitol Hill, jumped into the race weeks ago.
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