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Ken Paxton: “Rove and Bush pushed [John Cornyn] to be the attorney…”

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 23:43

John Corner was on the 5, 4. Really. I'm pretty sure he authored it. And so in the late 90s. Yes. And for that he, they pushed him, Rove and Bush pushed [John Cornyn] to be the attorney general of Texas. First Republican, actually. And then they pushed him into the U. S. Senate. So he has been pushed and funded by that group. (23:43–23:48)

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Claims Karl Rove and George W. Bush pushed John Cornyn to be Texas Attorney General.

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