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Ken Paxton: “We recovered 1.4 billion from Facebook and nearly that from…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Where I was going after some of the big companies, big tech companies like Facebook and Google, we had major recoveries against them, the largest two in U.S. history against the company. Between a company and a state. We recovered 1.4 billion from Facebook and nearly that from Google. And they were doing bad stuff. They were stealing your data, not telling you. They said they weren't, but they were. I know you're shocked that some companies lie. (16:45–16:51)

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