A Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate took place in Texas with no candidate receiving a majority in March. President Donald Trump later endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has faced allegations of corruption and personal misconduct. Paxton’s record includes impeachment by the GOP-controlled Texas House for alleged abuse of office, including actions tied to donor Nate Paul and an affair involving a woman employed at Paxton’s behest. Paxton also reached an agreement that avoided trial on securities fraud charges. Hours before polls closed, Sen. John Cornyn predicted Paxton might lose and argued the GOP would need to spend heavily to defeat Democratic Rep. James Talarico. Cornyn called for accountability and said Paxton showed no repentance.
"I think there's a good chance he might not win, and I think there's an even better chance that he would help weigh down, weigh down people down the ticket, Cornyn said, before predicting that the GOP would have to spend several hundreds of millions of dollars to vault Paxton to victory over Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. I think it's time for accountability, the senator added. He's gotten away with so much for so long and not been held accountable for it. But I think he is an embarrassment, his misbehavior, and he's completely unrepentant."
"The attorney general has a scandal-ridden record that includes an impeachment by the GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives for abusing his office. Those impeachment articles allege that Paxton used his office to assist a donor, Nate Paul, who was the subject of a federal investigation. Paul also employed a woman who was having an affair with Paxton, at the attorney general's behest. Separately, Paxton agreed to a deal in which he avoided trial on securities fraud charges."
"But last week, Trump threw his support behind Paxton, who has been dogged by concerns about corruption and infidelity. The president's endorsement of Paxton has irked some Republican senators. Oh boy, reacted Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), who learned of the endorsement on Capitol Hill last week. Well, obviously, I support Senator Cornyn. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) refused to even answer questions about it."
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