Donald Trump says he'd consider Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general

[SARose]

BY JASPER SCHERER
MAY 20, 2024

Former President Donald Trump said he would consider tapping Ken Paxton for U.S. attorney general if he wins a second term in the White House, calling his longtime ally “a very talented guy” and praising his tenure as Texas’ chief legal officer.

“I would, actually,” Trump said Saturday when asked by a KDFW-TV reporter if he would consider Paxton for the national post. “He’s very, very talented. I mean, we have a lot of people that want that one and will be very good at it. But he’s a very talented guy.”

Paxton has long been a close ally of Trump, famously waging an unsuccessful legal challenge to Trump’s 2020 election loss in four battleground states. He also spoke at the pro-Trump rally that preceded the deadly U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021.

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What did I tell you? 😂 GOTV

[marble falls]

1. Paxton is a corrupt PoS, under active Fed investigations. Fit right into an imaginary TFG administration ...

... fortunately this is a fantasy league draft. TFG can fantasize about it whilst sitting on a stainless steel toilet/sink in a jail cell.

[badhair77]

2. Paxton is very talented at twisting the law to his liking

and at times ignoring it. I can see why trump would like him. He’d be a faithful servant to him. The whole prospect is terrifying.

[Javaman]

3. two psychopaths. nt

[tanyev]

4. Looks like you're going to have to have some felony indictments

on your record in order to be considered for a top Trump administration job.

[northoftheborder]

5. Horrifying prospect.

The whole administration would be a caldron of venomous snakes

[Midnight Writer]

6. "Where is my Roy Cohn?"

[CCExile]

7. Ah, a match made in...

...um...Heaven? I'll wait for the other tree to drop.

[SARose]

8. On a serious note

I don’t believe John Cornyn or Teddy Boy Cruz would support the little weasel. Heck, when Cruz loses he’ll want the job.

Cornyn also is a former Texas AG. He’s not my favorite but he is semi sane.

Don’t you need high level security clearance to be AG? That alone should knock out the little weasel.

[carpetbagger]

11. They'll support Paxton.

Cruz opposed Paxton's impeachment. Cornyn has nothing to gain by opposing Paxton, who as US AG would no longer be a primary threat, but opposing him would result in a primary loss in 2026.

Once I would have considered some of the more established Texas Republicans to be a bit independent from MAGA, but the Texas Senate response proved that theory dead with Paxton. They ran my mega conservative state rep out of the house.
"Unified Reich".

[Mersky]

9. LOL

The negative ads write themselves — two of the most disgusting men on the planet, side by side.

[SouthBayDem]

10. Another action contradicting his words,

"I’m going to surround myself only with the best and most serious people."