Has Donald Trump just gifted Texas to the Democrats?
5/28/202639 min
Ken Paxton - Texas Attorney General - and a politician with a string of sleaze investigations behind him - has just been anointed by Trump as the Texas Senate candidate.
Has Trump made a terrible mistake here? Why are the Democrats licking their lips? And is a blue seat in a deep red state starting to seem possible?
Later, Philadelphia congressman Brendan Boyle on Trump’s slush fund, the mid term races, and his urgent warning to British voters.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:01
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Emily Maitlis· Host0:05
Donald Trump wanted this time round to back the MAGA candidate, Ken Paxton, one of the most euphemistically controversial candidates in this entire Senate race.
Jon Sopel· Host0:17
Donald Trump wanted his man. He's got his man. He's doing a victory lap now, but in November it might be entirely different.
Emily Maitlis· Host0:23
He, he comes with huge, huge questions surrounding him, which if you cared about the ethics of your politicians, would represent a real problem.
Speaker 4· Soundbite0:33
Remind us all, what is Attorney General Paxton accused of doing? The list is really long.
Speaker 5· Soundbite0:39
Bribery, dereliction of duty, obstruction of justice.
Speaker 6· Soundbite0:43
And conspiracy. A majority of Texas House Republicans voted to impeach one of their own.
Speaker 4· Soundbite0:48
Sixty Republicans voting in favor. Allegations he abused his office to benefit himself and a major donor who allegedly paid for his home renovations and even helped him cover up an affair.
Speaker 6· Soundbite1:00
They claim the AG used secret email accounts, burner phones, and a fake Uber account to see his mistress.
Thom Tillis· Soundbite1:06
Paxton is a repugnant character. He's always been on the edge of sort of criminal activity.
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:10
Three felony fraud charges which have lingered for nine long years.
Speaker 11:15
And in between it all, the state's top attorney had a mugshot.
Thom Tillis· Soundbite1:18
There are calls for Ken Paxton to step down.
Jon Sopel· Host1:21
Ken Paxton is extremely flawed candidate, and I sense the worst is yet to come about his background.
Emily Maitlis· Host1:26
Ken Paxton. How has the Republican