re: John Cornyn R-TX trails Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt in GOP Primary

Trump needs to fire the worthless women and make Paxton the AG, then Hunt would smoke Rino Cornyn. Paxton would wreck shite in Washington along with the deep state.

My point was not about the greatness of what Hunt has accomplished. He’s relatively new on the scene. But at least his reputation is intact.

Can’t say the same for Paxton. Paxton has been busy defrauding people in the State of Texas.

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But what about good stewardship of taxpayer money, also a conservative value? Paxton’s office has been shabbily run, with considerable turnover. And he’s spent precious resources trying to cover up his misdeeds, to the point that he recently acknowledged that, yes, the state should pay whistleblowers who suffered retaliation when they raised alarms about Paxton’s behavior to the feds.



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HOUSTON (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade.

The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence. It was the closest Paxton — who was indicted in 2015 — has ever come to trial over accusations that he duped investors in a tech startup near Dallas.

Under the 18-month pre-trial agreement, the special prosecutors would drop three felony counts against Paxton, while he must pay full restitution to victims, and complete 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.

Brian Wice, a Houston attorney who was assigned as a special prosecutor in the case, described the deal as a victory that requires Paxton to repay investors, one of whom is a former GOP lawmaker who served with Paxton in the Texas Legislature.

Texas may get Senator Crockett after all. It would be an absolute comedy if she wins. She’ll probably get a lot of votes from conservatives who want to frick up the system.