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Ken Paxton: “Republican House members... were saying... we need you to…”

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 34:07

Because it wasn't true. But why, but why do it behind the scenes? Why? Because I can tell you why. So I had friends that were called into the Speaker's office, Republican House members... were saying... we need you to vote for this impeachment... No, you're not getting any more [evidence]. They said, well, can you just show us, like, some evidence? Well, you have this, you know, three day hearing, three hour hearing. Well, there was no evidence there. (34:07–34:17)

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Asserts that Republican House members were pressured to vote for impeachment without evidence.

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