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- Ken Paxton (R-Texas) defended his scandals on Fox News as partisan attacks on President Donald Trump.
- Maria Bartiromo asked Paxton why the Wall Street Journal called him scandal-plagued.
- President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton days before the primary, leading to Paxton’s 64% to 36% primary victory over Senator John Cornyn.
- Karl Rove authored Wall Street Journal piece “The GOP’s Five Paxton Problems,” warning the scandals could damage the Texas GOP ticket.
