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'Snitches': Ken Paxton’s leaked rants ignite hunt for who and why
What happened
AlterNet reports that leaked recordings from a September 24 fundraiser captured Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton complaining about his campaign and saying an outgoing senator wanted him “to lose.” CNN said the latest audio came from an attendee who opposed Paxton. The supplied report appears to misidentify that senator as Paxton himself, leaving that sentence internally inconsistent.
The fundraiser reportedly involved fewer than 20 lobbyists and political insiders in Washington, D.C. Neither the leaker nor the motive has been established. Speculation ranges from support for one…
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