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John Cornyn: “Ken Paxton has done everything he could to hide from the…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Republican Spending Bill, Border Security, and Re-election Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 12:08

I think people just need to know the facts and I'm, I'm happy to leave it up to them to make the decision and I'm confident of the outcome. Last question. Will you debate Ken Paxton? Eagerly. Ken Paxton has done everything he could to hide from the American people or the people of Texas, I should say, including in whistleblower litigation which accused him of firing these brave whistleblowers who courageously put their career on the line to report what they thought was a violation of federal law. He refused to give testimony and didn't contest the case and resulted in a $6.6 million liability for the taxpayers of Texas. (12:08–12:27)

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Asserts that Ken Paxton hid from Texans and was involved in whistleblower litigation.

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