Ken Paxton won a Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn after receiving President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Cornyn had previously been criticized by Trump as disloyal to the administration and the MAGA movement. Paxton has faced concerns from some Republicans due to multiple controversies, including allegations that he abused his office to help real estate investor and political donor Nate Paul. Texas House members voted to impeach Paxton in 2023, and whistleblower aides later received $6.6 million after a judge ruled they were improperly fired. Paxton has called the allegations politically motivated. Additional backlash involved allegations of infidelity and a divorce filed by his wife, Angela Paxton. NRSC posts critical of Paxton were later scrubbed, with pages returning 404 errors.
"The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has removed content highly critical of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton amid his primary win against Sen. John Cornyn (R-SC). Paxton quickly toppled Cornyn on Tuesday night in a primary runoff election after Paxton received President Donald Trump's endorsement. Cornyn was first elected to the Senate in 2002, but the president had lashed out at him as disloyal to the administration and his MAGA movement."
"In 2023, the GOP-controlled state House in Texas voted to impeach Paxton over allegations he abused his office to help real estate investor and political donor, Nate Paul. Multiple whistleblower aides were later awarded $6.6 million by a judge who ruled they were improperly fired. The state Senate chose not to impeach Paxton. Paxton has described the allegations against him as politically motivated."
"The Republican also found himself getting plenty of backlash from fellow Republicans over allegations of infidelity, which allegedly included Paul employing a woman with whom Paxton was having an affair. Paxton's wife, Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R), filed for divorce last year, citing biblical grounds and recent discoveries. Multiple posts from the NRSC critical of Paxton, including one after the divorce news, now appear to have been scrubbed from their site."
"The pages now bring up 404 error messages, though some on social media have pointed out and shared some of the statements. It's unclear when exactly the messages were deleted, but they appear to have been available as recently as May 20. What Ken Paxton has put his family through is truly repulsive and disg"
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