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Ken Paxton: “DAs, they have more power in Texas than any elected official…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Tucker Carlson Interviews Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Immigration, Cartels, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 05:09

Why? Okay, then the question motive arises, like why wouldn't you want to stop crime in your state? That's a very good question. I find that DAs, they have more power in Texas than any elected official I've ever seen because they're not accountable to anybody. that if they commit a crime, no one can prosecute them. If it's a state crime, they'd have to prosecute themselves and they can allow any crimes in their area and they can go after. (05:09–05:16)

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Asserts that district attorneys in Texas have significant power and lack accountability.

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