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Jasmine Crockett: “He [Ken Paxton] was impeached by Republicans.”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 20:37

And this is a guy who, you know, is gonna probably talk about the Bible over and over and over. And we know he had a lot of drama to the extent that He [Ken Paxton] was impeached by Republicans. Now he didn't get a conviction and his wife has left him and he's just, he's just a slime ball, right? (20:37–57:54)

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Asserts that Ken Paxton was impeached by Republicans.

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