Ken Paxton: “President Obama signed an executive order granting lawful…”

“I can't do it. He literally said, I am not a king. I'm not an emperor. I can't wave my magic wand. And then In November of 2014, President Obama signed an executive order granting lawful status to 4 million people who are unlawful. And he said, he came out and said it. I changed the law. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit in December, my third week, because I didn't have enough to do with marriage and abortion.” (17:49–17:57)

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