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It's a choice between a flawed Republican and a Democrat who runs counter to everything most of us stand for.

Either you decide, or someone will decide for you. Don't make a simple thing complicated.

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It is a primary runoff. It is a choice between a longtime senator with moderate conservative voting record who can win in a general (if trump doesnt nuke him) or a republican Trump loyalist that will vote with him more than Cornyn but risk losing to a democrat (that will not vote with trump on anything)

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96AgGrad said:

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It's a choice between a flawed Republican and a Democrat who runs counter to everything most of us stand for.

Either you decide, or someone will decide for you. Don't make a simple thing complicated.

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It is a primary runoff. It is a choice between a longtime senator with moderate conservative voting record who can win in a general (if trump doesnt nuke him) or a republican Trump loyalist that will vote with him more than Cornyn but risk losing to a democrat (that will not vote with trump on anything)

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It's a primary runoff that has a more Trump aligned candidate already winning against a weak Democrat candidate.

Paxton is trash. He's half tea party + half swamp creature. His policy agenda is red meat conservative, but he can't keep his zipper closed. And he'll do just about anything for a cash payoff under the table.

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He also retaliated against 8 AAG's who were whistleblowers in the state Attorney General office. One whistleblower could be a personal vendetta. Eight means there's smoke.

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I always see these things in the light of the Greg Hill suspension at A&M. Everyone does shady stuff in Austin, but going against the cool kids is what gets you in trouble.

One thing is for sure, the Texas GOP is not conservative by any means. I could absolutely see a bunch of Texas RINOs lining up against Paxton for being too MAGA, so the number doesn't mean anything to me.

In the end, he was acquitted, I believe?

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I know several of the whistleblowers, some of which are attorneys and some are investigators. These are not RINOs. They are professtional prosecutors and professtional investigators who were ordered to perform unethical tasks and, in some cases, ordered to perform criminal acts.

And KP would not have agreed to a $6.6M judgement if there was no truth to the allegations. KP did not want the evidence to come out in open court because it would ruin him politically.

There were 2 reasons the TX Senate did not remove him;
1. Not enough of them had the balls to do it since Lt Dan did not want KP outed
2. Lt. Dan did not let into evidence some evidence that was extremely damaging to KP. This was easily admissable as it was statements made by KP at a lunch meeting in downtown Austin where KP admitted to intervening in the criminal case against the real estate developer who employed KP's side piece.

KP is a POS.

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Prove it.

Oh yeah, you can't unless hearsay and second hand disinformation count as proof.

The Cornyn fanboy desperation is really getting sad.

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I don't really want to get in the middle of this, as I'm of the belief you don't ever change someone's mind by arguing on the internet

But my closest friend of 40 years is related to one of the whistleblowers who got fired for reporting Paxton.

Dude is a slimy politician plain and simple. He broke whistle blower laws and then came to a settlement that the state then refused to pay for.

If we all want to admit that politicians are bad people and they should all take bribes and kick backs then that is an honest conversation that can be had.

But to act like Paxton wasn't guilty of this **** is illogical. Dan Patrick saved his ass which I'm sure had some quid pro quo to it and let's not forget how conservative little Danny boy is with his tirade against weed gummies

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Sitting this one out equals a vote for Talarico. No thanks.

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TaLOLrico has no chance against either of the republicans.

Just stumbled upon this randomly and realized I don't think I've ever heard this guy talk before. He sounds like a televangelist:

I was AG Paxton’s lawyer during the failed attempt to impeach him. I studied every piece of evidence. I cross examined the key witnesses. It quickly became apparent to me that the entire effort was sloppily thrown together by those he opposed—the old guard, the establishment.… pic.twitter.com/54p33vpuUG

— Tony Buzbee (@TonyBuzbee2) May 19, 2026

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I was AG Paxton's lawyer during the failed attempt to impeach him. I studied every piece of evidence. I cross examined the key witnesses. It quickly became apparent to me that the entire effort was sloppily thrown together by those he opposedthe old guard, the establishment.

Their hope was that with unsupported, salacious allegations, along with a compliant and willing media, Paxton would quit. He would not quit. He will not quit. He will never quit. The totality of the impeachment evidence was nothing more than junk. And it didn't take much effort to expose it. In the process I came to know Ken Paxton.

He is thoughtful, strategic, and brilliant. He will be a damn fine senator for our state. Most of the attacks you see now are being made by the same people he soundly defeated in the impeachment. They lost then, and they will lose again. Go vote.

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He was railroaded in that impeachment process. They thought he'd quit but he didn't. Dude is a ball-buster and a survivor and I think will be one of the best senators in office the day he steps in.

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Paxton is trash. He's half tea party + half swamp creature. His policy agenda is red meat conservative, but he can't keep his zipper closed. And he'll do just about anything for a cash payoff under the table.

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Exactly what the Bush family said about Trump in 2016,2020, and 2024. They even voted for Hillary and Xiden; and then supported the Trump prosecutions. The similarities between DT and KP are striking.

KP will beat JC in the primary and then the MADD Magazine kid in November. We will be better off with KP representing Tx than JC the last decade.
'I'm amazed the Austin whistle blowers are still throwing rocks after being embarrassed at their impeachment trial.

For me, it's the disconnect between him telling us how he's some political version of "Super Christian", all while acting more like super sleazeball in his marriage.

The dude is a serial cheater, multiple women over multiple years. Spare us the fire and brimstone sermons about the ten commandments please.

He and Cornyn are both swamp creatures, but I probably would feel better if Paxton had just said something like "Of course I have girlfriends on the side, that whole bible thing isn't as fun as I told y'all it was!"

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Paxton is trash. He's half tea party + half swamp creature. His policy agenda is red meat conservative, but he can't keep his zipper closed. And he'll do just about anything for a cash payoff under the table.

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Exactly what the Bush family said about Trump in 2016,2020, and 2024. They even voted for Hillary and Xiden; and then supported the Trump prosecutions. The similarities between DT and KP are striking.

KP will beat JC in the primary and then the MADD Magazine kid in November. We will be better off with KP representing Tx than JC the last decade.
'I'm amazed the Austin whistle blowers are still throwing rocks after being embarrassed at their impeachment trial.

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"I'm amazed the Austin whistle blowers are still throwing rocks after being embarrassed at their impeachment trial."

Why? They're just like Dems.

And you're right. The Alfred E. Neuman look alike even has a MAD magazine type name - Talasicko!

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For me, it's the disconnect between him telling us how he's some political version of "Super Christian", all while acting more like super sleazeball in his marriage.

The dude is a serial cheater, multiple women over multiple years. Spare us the fire and brimstone sermons about the ten commandments please.

He and Cornyn are both swamp creatures, but I probably would feel better if Paxton had just said something like "Of course I have girlfriends on the side, that whole bible thing isn't as fun as I told y'all it was!"

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For me, it's the disconnect between him telling us how he's some political version of "Super Christian", all while acting more like super sleazeball in his marriage.

The dude is a serial cheater, multiple women over multiple years. Spare us the fire and brimstone sermons about the ten commandments please.

He and Cornyn are both swamp creatures, but I probably would feel better if Paxton had just said something like "Of course I have girlfriends on the side, that whole bible thing isn't as fun as I told y'all it was!"

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For me, it's the guy that can and will push back on the left's absolute bat$h!+ crazy and their tactics and make it stick. Someone that will battle them and win.

I don't really care how much of a womanizer he is.

I'm not sure who that is.....can you elaborate?

I don't care if he's a womanizer either. Dude can cruise the Vegas strip every night picking up 3 professionals at a time for all I care. Just don't shove your religion down our throats constantly if you don't even follow the religion you're preaching to the great unwashed masses about.

LIke all politicians, he's a mercenary and will do what people pay him to do (and by all accounts he's done extremely well at that).

But for me, the disconnect between loudly proclaiming to be one thing, while actually being another, is insulting. If ditched the old lady, showed up dressed like Ric Flair with a 19-year old babe under each arm and said "Let's Party!" I'd be jealous.

Is my edit better?

Yes Paxton has baggage, but a least he is not a wimpy not-born again not-Christian not-preacher.

96AgGrad said:

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It's a choice between a flawed Republican and a Democrat who runs counter to everything most of us stand for.

Either you decide, or someone will decide for you. Don't make a simple thing complicated.

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"Flawed"

How about we start on your side? That's where most of the corruption is.

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Is my edit better?

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Yeah, he's from star wars if I remember correctly. Thought he was a futuristic captain from the Love Boat initially.

I'm just saying that I would have respected him more had he divorced the wife before picking up all the girlfriends. It would have been better for her, better for his political career, and more aligned with his preaching.

I can be pretty judgmental though on this one. And I've ended several long-standing friendships due to them having stepped out on their wives and kids.

Not sure if that's right/wrong, but I'm pretty consistent on that one. To me character of a person matters, and I'm fine if someone judges me by the same standards I apply to others.

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He also retaliated against 8 AAG's who were whistleblowers in the state Attorney General office. One whistleblower could be a personal vendetta. Eight means there's smoke.

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I always see these things in the light of the Greg Hill suspension at A&M. Everyone does shady stuff in Austin, but going against the cool kids is what gets you in trouble.

One thing is for sure, the Texas GOP is not conservative by any means. I could absolutely see a bunch of Texas RINOs lining up against Paxton for being too MAGA, so the number doesn't mean anything to me.

In the end, he was acquitted, I believe?

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I know several of the whistleblowers, some of which are attorneys and some are investigators. These are not RINOs. They are professtional prosecutors and professtional investigators who were ordered to perform unethical tasks and, in some cases, ordered to perform criminal acts.

And KP would not have agreed to a $6.6M judgement if there was no truth to the allegations. KP did not want the evidence to come out in open court because it would ruin him politically.

There were 2 reasons the TX Senate did not remove him;
1. Not enough of them had the balls to do it since Lt Dan did not want KP outed
2. Lt. Dan did not let into evidence some evidence that was extremely damaging to KP. This was easily admissable as it was statements made by KP at a lunch meeting in downtown Austin where KP admitted to intervening in the criminal case against the real estate developer who employed KP's side piece.

KP is a POS.

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Prove it.

Oh yeah, you can't unless hearsay and second hand disinformation count as proof.

The Cornyn fanboy desperation is really getting sad.

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It was a statement made by Paxton at a lunch meeting that the potential witness attended and thus heard what Paxton said. It is not hearsay because it was "a statement by a party opponent" which is an exception to the hearsay rule.
Has been the law in TX and our country for over a century. Codified in TX in the Rules of Evidence.

When watching the proceedings in the TX Senate, the retired Judge who was advising Lt Dan on the admissibility of evidence, was surprised when Lt Dan did not let that witness testify to what KP had said. It was written all over her face.

I know I'm not changing the minds of KP supporters. And I'm not a fan of JC either. But no one on here will change my mind about KP.

I'm at the airport on my way to a Band of Brothers trip with a couple of Aggie friends. So I'm out of this discussion and out of TexAgs for 2weeks or so. EXCEPT to keep up with Aggie baseball in the regionals.

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How about we start on your side? That's where most of the corruption is.

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Which side am I on? I'm voting in the GOP runoff.

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Paxton is trash. He's half tea party + half swamp creature. His policy agenda is red meat conservative, but he can't keep his zipper closed. And he'll do just about anything for a cash payoff under the table.

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He also filed the lawsuit against the 2020 election corruption.

He was right.

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He also retaliated against 8 AAG's who were whistleblowers in the state Attorney General office. One whistleblower could be a personal vendetta. Eight means there's smoke.

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I always see these things in the light of the Greg Hill suspension at A&M. Everyone does shady stuff in Austin, but going against the cool kids is what gets you in trouble.

One thing is for sure, the Texas GOP is not conservative by any means. I could absolutely see a bunch of Texas RINOs lining up against Paxton for being too MAGA, so the number doesn't mean anything to me.

In the end, he was acquitted, I believe?

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I know several of the whistleblowers, some of which are attorneys and some are investigators. These are not RINOs. They are professtional prosecutors and professtional investigators who were ordered to perform unethical tasks and, in some cases, ordered to perform criminal acts.

And KP would not have agreed to a $6.6M judgement if there was no truth to the allegations. KP did not want the evidence to come out in open court because it would ruin him politically.

There were 2 reasons the TX Senate did not remove him;
1. Not enough of them had the balls to do it since Lt Dan did not want KP outed
2. Lt. Dan did not let into evidence some evidence that was extremely damaging to KP. This was easily admissable as it was statements made by KP at a lunch meeting in downtown Austin where KP admitted to intervening in the criminal case against the real estate developer who employed KP's side piece.

KP is a POS.

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Prove it.

Oh yeah, you can't unless hearsay and second hand disinformation count as proof.

The Cornyn fanboy desperation is really getting sad.

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It was a statement made by Paxton at a lunch meeting that the potential witness attended and thus heard what Paxton said. It is not hearsay because it was "a statement by a party opponent" which is an exception to the hearsay rule.
Has been the law in TX and our country for over a century. Codified in TX in the Rules of Evidence.

When watching the proceedings in the TX Senate, the retired Judge who was advising Lt Dan on the admissibility of evidence, was surprised when Lt Dan did not let that witness testify to what KP had said. It was written all over her face.

I know I'm not changing the minds of KP supporters. And I'm not a fan of JC either. But no one on here will change my mind about KP.

I'm at the airport on my way to a Band of Brothers trip with a couple of Aggie friends. So I'm out of this discussion and out of TexAgs for 2weeks or so. EXCEPT to keep up with Aggie baseball in the regionals.

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You could possibly change my mind on KP.

Can you point to any quotes or court proceedings that discuss what you are talking about in this post? I haven't seen any information on this supposed quote during a lunch. I don't even know what was allegedly said, by whom, to whom, or in what context.

Your post is all hearsay without some support. That is the point.

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Jasmine " ghetto" Crockett endorsed Cornyn and has wonderful things to say about him.

Enough said.

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I just assume that's sour grapes since she couldn't beat Talarico. She sounds like a sore loser and an idiot who can't see five feet in front of her.

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With Paxton the likely candidate, I may well stay home Nov. 3. I know for a fact others in my social circle (all straight line Trump voters) will do the same, or skip voting for him at least. Policies are generally all fine, but the man isn't worth my endorsement.

Not ideal for sure. Hope enough folks show up to keep out the dem's pet heretic.

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That's exactly what will get Talarico in the Senate. Sometime you have to vote for a chitty Republican candidate to keep a chittier Democrat candidate out!

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Oh no it's the end of the world. Then we could maybe run a good person that's Republican against him 6 years from now and we might not even have a country then because Talarico isn't a serial adulterer. Better yet you could just run a decent human being today and Talarico would have no chance It all just makes so much sense.

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Being an open heretic is worse than adultery

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I didn't know that the 10 Commandments were ranked!

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I am friends with a guy who worked for him then and now. This guy has impeccable character. I'll trust him over clowns who attempted a mutiny of their boss.

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I question the ability of someone to accurately judge the character of someone that cheated on his wife and say that person has "impeccable character."

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Read it again.

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Not necessary. You need to read my response again.
You said your friend has impeccable character. I judge your friend's ability to accurately judge character when Paxton cheated on his wife.

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Paxton is an honest man that loves Gods and his family, vote for that people!

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Except for that whole adultery part. Otherwise, yeah, he's great.

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He also retaliated against 8 AAG's who were whistleblowers in the state Attorney General office. One whistleblower could be a personal vendetta. Eight means there's smoke.

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I always see these things in the light of the Greg Hill suspension at A&M. Everyone does shady stuff in Austin, but going against the cool kids is what gets you in trouble.

One thing is for sure, the Texas GOP is not conservative by any means. I could absolutely see a bunch of Texas RINOs lining up against Paxton for being too MAGA, so the number doesn't mean anything to me.

In the end, he was acquitted, I believe?

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I know several of the whistleblowers, some of which are attorneys and some are investigators. These are not RINOs. They are professtional prosecutors and professtional investigators who were ordered to perform unethical tasks and, in some cases, ordered to perform criminal acts.

And KP would not have agreed to a $6.6M judgement if there was no truth to the allegations. KP did not want the evidence to come out in open court because it would ruin him politically.

There were 2 reasons the TX Senate did not remove him;
1. Not enough of them had the balls to do it since Lt Dan did not want KP outed
2. Lt. Dan did not let into evidence some evidence that was extremely damaging to KP. This was easily admissable as it was statements made by KP at a lunch meeting in downtown Austin where KP admitted to intervening in the criminal case against the real estate developer who employed KP's side piece.

KP is a POS.

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Prove it.

Oh yeah, you can't unless hearsay and second hand disinformation count as proof.

The Cornyn fanboy desperation is really getting sad.

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It was a statement made by Paxton at a lunch meeting that the potential witness attended and thus heard what Paxton said. It is not hearsay because it was "a statement by a party opponent" which is an exception to the hearsay rule.
Has been the law in TX and our country for over a century. Codified in TX in the Rules of Evidence.

When watching the proceedings in the TX Senate, the retired Judge who was advising Lt Dan on the admissibility of evidence, was surprised when Lt Dan did not let that witness testify to what KP had said. It was written all over her face.

I know I'm not changing the minds of KP supporters. And I'm not a fan of JC either. But no one on here will change my mind about KP.

I'm at the airport on my way to a Band of Brothers trip with a couple of Aggie friends. So I'm out of this discussion and out of TexAgs for 2weeks or so. EXCEPT to keep up with Aggie baseball in the regionals.

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I don't care what the legal definition is, this is all hearsay. An unnamed potential witness heard Paxton say this. People lie and make things up all the time, especially when it comes to politcally motivated people. What was written all over the face of the retired judge is meaningless. No one knows what she was thinking and you can speculate all you want but it isn't evidence. Her expression could have been a reaction to any number of things going on in the room at the time.

Also, I am envious of your Band of Brothers trip. I hope some day I can make it as well. So much history to see, and following in the path of true heroes. Enjoy the time with your friends.

Sin is sin and we all fall short of God's glory. I know I do and so does Paxton. Paxton is the better choice and has some good strengths! He's got my vote.

Paxton will be a reliably more conservative Senator than Cornyn has been imo. Full stop. That's what matters to me. Is he a better man than Cornyn. I dunno?

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First mistake...

I hope y'all can get on the same page.

The other side is literally running and electing communists and Islamists. You get that right? There is no centrist democrat party left.

Paxton is sleazy but he'll be a conservative firebrand in the Senate.

We don't have the luxury to pine for perfect candidates. This isn't 2004 or even 2016. I'm going to vote Paxton in the runoff and again in the general. Hold your nose as needed.

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..He also retaliated against 8 AAG's who were whistleblowers in the state Attorney General office. One whistleblower could be a personal vendetta. Eight means there's smoke.

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I always see these things in the light of the Greg Hill suspension at A&M. Everyone does shady stuff in Austin, but going against the cool kids is what gets you in trouble.

One thing is for sure, the Texas GOP is not conservative by any means. I could absolutely see a bunch of Texas RINOs lining up against Paxton for being too MAGA, so the number doesn't mean anything to me.

In the end, he was acquitted, I believe?

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I know several of the whistleblowers, some of which are attorneys and some are investigators. These are not RINOs. They are professtional prosecutors and professtional investigators who were ordered to perform unethical tasks and, in some cases, ordered to perform criminal acts.

And KP would not have agreed to a $6.6M judgement if there was no truth to the allegations. KP did not want the evidence to come out in open court because it would ruin him politically.

There were 2 reasons the TX Senate did not remove him;
1. Not enough of them had the balls to do it since Lt Dan did not want KP outed
2. Lt. Dan did not let into evidence some evidence that was extremely damaging to KP. This was easily admissable as it was statements made by KP at a lunch meeting in downtown Austin where KP admitted to intervening in the criminal case against the real estate developer who employed KP's side piece.

KP is a POS.

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Prove it.

Oh yeah, you can't unless hearsay and second hand disinformation count as proof.

The Cornyn fanboy desperation is really getting sad.

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It was a statement made by Paxton at a lunch meeting that the potential witness attended and thus heard what Paxton said. It is not hearsay because it was "a statement by a party opponent" which is an exception to the hearsay rule.
Has been the law in TX and our country for over a century. Codified in TX in the Rules of Evidence.

When watching the proceedings in the TX Senate, the retired Judge who was advising Lt Dan on the admissibility of evidence, was surprised when Lt Dan did not let that witness testify to what KP had said. It was written all over her face.

I know I'm not changing the minds of KP supporters. And I'm not a fan of JC either. But no one on here will change my mind about KP.

I'm at the airport on my way to a Band of Brothers trip with a couple of Aggie friends. So I'm out of this discussion and out of TexAgs for 2weeks or so. EXCEPT to keep up with Aggie baseball in the regionals.

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I don't care what the legal definition is, this is all hearsay. [...]

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Such an interesting way to provide insight into your analysis.

The inherent problem with all those spouting that KP was some crook is that we all saw the evidence. We all saw the trial.

When the house voted, we didn't see any. Many house members said Impeach because they are run by libs. But, Paxton didn't give up. He FORCED the libs to PRESENT their case.

And we all saw it.

That's why all this BS means jack ***** There was no case. There was no evidence. The only evidence was hearsay. You can't convince us because we all saw it. First hand.

Don't know who Paxton is but I heard Trump endorsed him.

So MAGA assumes he is good.