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Ken Paxton: “We've appealed to the 5th Circuit saying...our state law, if…”

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

Published February 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:07:22

We got dismissed by a federal judge who said we didn't have. Because of that federal law, our state laws don't apply. I don't think that's right. So We've appealed to the 5th Circuit saying...our state law, if you deceive someone, you lie to them, that is a violation of state law. Who cares what the federal immunity thing is? It has nothing to do with our state laws. And that's our argument. Man. You guys, you know, there's so. (1:07:22–1:07:30)

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Asserts that they have appealed to the 5th Circuit regarding the applicability of state law in their case against Pfizer.

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“It's obvious that [Soros-backed DAs] are not prosecuting crimes. They won't even prosecute shoplifting.”
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