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Search results for "Ken Paxton vowed to 'stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.'"

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TikTok posts stated on June 01, 2023 in a TikTok:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
By Sara Swann• June 6, 2023
Ken Paxton stated on October 25, 2018 in a TV ad:
Says Ken Paxton "shut down the world’s largest human trafficking marketplace."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 1, 2018
Justin Nelson stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018
Ken Paxton stated on June 16, 2017 in a press release:
Says Barack Obama "acknowledged over 20 times" that his administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans "immigration edict was a violation of law and the separation of powers."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 21, 2017
Chris Salcedo stated on December 05, 2019 in a radio interview:
Says justices of the peace in Texas are being asked to choose: "give up your career or violate your religious beliefs" and perform same-sex marriages.
By Taylor Goldenstein• December 17, 2019
Ken Paxton stated on June 06, 2014 in a speech at the Republican Party of Texas convention:
"At the beginning of World War II, we had a relatively small army, smaller than Portugal’s."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 13, 2014
Ken Paxton stated on August 26, 2018 in an interview on Fox & Friends:
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
By W. Gardner Selby• September 7, 2018
James Talarico stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
By Amy Sherman• June 3, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 05, 2021 in a Facebook post:
An ongoing audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona “showed Trump ahead by 250,000” votes, and “nearly 950,000 ballots are declared illegal, nearly all for Biden.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 7, 2021
Cory Booker stated on August 09, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week.":
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
By Christian Belanger• August 18, 2015
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2019 in a tweet:
"58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."
By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2019
Viral image stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The FBI just confirmed that it was ANTIFA, not Trump supporters, who breached the Capitol.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 8, 2021
Chip Roy stated on July 29, 2021 in a hearing:
A quorum-breaking Texas Democrat said in 2007 that mail-in ballot fraud “is the greatest source of voter fraud in this state.”
By Brandon Mulder• August 6, 2021
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.”
By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• May 4, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on May 26, 2026 in a primary election victory speech:
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “is a vegan.”
By Caleb McCullough• May 27, 2026
Ken Paxton stated on August 07, 2021 in an interview:
The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
By Brandon Mulder• August 13, 2021
TikTok posts stated on January 13, 2024 in a TikTok video:
President Joe Biden said he will “send F-15s” to “wage war against Texas.”
By Sara Swann• January 18, 2024
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
The Supreme Court “has decided to take up the Texas case.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2020
Tom Cotton stated on February 26, 2021 in a CPAC speech:
The Biden administration “halted deportations for all illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, terrorists, MS-13 gang members are not being deported."
By Miriam Valverde• February 26, 2021
Ken Paxton stated on May 11, 2014 in a news story:
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
By W. Gardner Selby• May 15, 2014

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