John Cornyn: “If Ken Paxton is a nominee, I think all of that is at risk…”

“And I know that President Trump cares a lot about maintaining the majority in the House of Representatives in this midterm election. If Ken Paxton is a nominee, I think all of that is at risk, and not just the Senate race, but these down ballot races as well. So I don't know why we would want to take that risk. And your other opponent, Wesley Hunt, as he reminded me the other day, he said, look, when, when John Cornyn began his public service as a judge, I was about 11 months old.” (09:09–09:17)

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