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Paxton privately trashed Trump’s midterm convention: leaked audio
What happened
AlterNet reports that Ken Paxton privately said Donald Trump’s September Republican convention in Dallas hurt GOP candidates rather than helping them. In leaked audio from a Washington fundraiser the following Thursday, Paxton said his numbers—and those of other Republicans—dropped after the roughly $50 million event.
The New York Times obtained the recording from an attendee who strongly opposes Paxton and reported corroborating details from three people familiar with the gathering. Paxton adviser Nick Maddux called the audio “fake” and “manipulated,” arguing that Paxton’s…
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