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John Cornyn: “His own senior staff who he fired because they reported him…”

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US Senate Texas Republican primary runoff: Sen. John Cornyn says election comes down to character

Published | Video Starts at 09:56

Well, Ken Paxton is unscrupulous, he's corrupt, and he'll do anything or say anything, but he can't be trusted. I mean, he can't be trusted by the taxpayers. He can't be trusted by His own senior staff who he fired because they reported him to the FBI for interfering with the federal law enforcement action against a campaign donor. And he can't, you know, his own family can't trust him. So I don't. I would say if those folks can't trust the Attorney general, the. The voters can't trust him either. (09:56–10:06)

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Asserts that Ken Paxton's senior staff reported him to the FBI for interference.

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