Um, I\u2019m not gonna talk about personal issues that relate to my family, just like I don\u2019t think you would wanna discuss your marriage on a call with thousands of people. All I can tell you is that I\u2019m proud of my kids. I\u2019ve got four wonderful kids. I\u2019ve got seven grandchildren \u2014 well, six and one on the way. There\u2019s a lot at stake, and so while I care about this country, I\u2019m not gonna talk about things that would affect them, so thank you very much for your question.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And look, on the narrow point, he isn\u2019t wrong. Whether and why Paxton cheated is a matter between him and Angela Paxton, the wife who filed for divorce on \u201cbiblical grounds\u201d<\/a> and then couldn\u2019t be bothered to endorse his Senate run<\/a>. In a vacuum, a candidate\u2019s marriage is nobody\u2019s business.<\/p>\n But Ken Paxton has spent his entire career making other people\u2019s private lives very much his business. This is the attorney general who declared gender-affirming care for trans kids a form of child abuse<\/a>, who has gone to the mat to police what Texans can do with their own bodies<\/a> and their own families<\/a>. The man who set up a tip line so Texans could snitch on their neighbors<\/a> for suspected voter fraud has suddenly developed a deep and abiding respect for privacy\u2026 now that the neighbor in question is him.<\/p>\n So no, Ken, most of us wouldn\u2019t want to litigate our marriages in front of thousands of strangers either\u2026 but then, most of us aren\u2019t running to write the rules for everybody else\u2019s.<\/p>\n Listen to the call here.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by Caitlin Montgomery Gibson (@caitjenn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Earlier:<\/strong> Ken Paxton Won His Senate Primary And His (Estranged) Wife Couldn\u2019t Be Bothered To Endorse Him<\/a> Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of\u00a0The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of\u00a0Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email\u00a0her<\/a>\u00a0with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Ken Paxton Won\u2019t Discuss His Marriage With Thousands Of Strangers. He\u2019ll Just Regulate Yours.<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a tele\u2013town hall this week as part of his Senate campaign, and one caller decided to skip the small talk. \u201cHi Paxton, nice to meet you,\u201d she began, sweetly. \u201cI\u2019m just wondering \u2014 why did you cheat on your wife?\u201d<\/p>\n Honestly? Same.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what passes for an answer from a sitting attorney general:<\/p>\n Um, I\u2019m not gonna talk about personal issues that relate to my family, just like I don\u2019t think you would wanna discuss your marriage on a call with thousands of people. All I can tell you is that I\u2019m proud of my kids. I\u2019ve got four wonderful kids. I\u2019ve got seven grandchildren \u2014 well, six and one on the way. There\u2019s a lot at stake, and so while I care about this country, I\u2019m not gonna talk about things that would affect them, so thank you very much for your question.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And look, on the narrow point, he isn\u2019t wrong. Whether and why Paxton cheated is a matter between him and Angela Paxton, the wife who filed for divorce on \u201cbiblical grounds\u201d<\/a> and then couldn\u2019t be bothered to endorse his Senate run<\/a>. In a vacuum, a candidate\u2019s marriage is nobody\u2019s business.<\/p>\n But Ken Paxton has spent his entire career making other people\u2019s private lives very much his business. This is the attorney general who declared gender-affirming care for trans kids a form of child abuse<\/a>, who has gone to the mat to police what Texans can do with their own bodies<\/a> and their own families<\/a>. The man who set up a tip line so Texans could snitch on their neighbors<\/a> for suspected voter fraud has suddenly developed a deep and abiding respect for privacy\u2026 now that the neighbor in question is him.<\/p>\n So no, Ken, most of us wouldn\u2019t want to litigate our marriages in front of thousands of strangers either\u2026 but then, most of us aren\u2019t running to write the rules for everybody else\u2019s.<\/p>\n Listen to the call here.<\/p>\n View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Earlier:<\/strong> Ken Paxton Won His Senate Primary And His (Estranged) Wife Couldn\u2019t Be Bothered To Endorse Him<\/a> Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a tele\u2013town hall this week as part of his Senate campaign, and one caller decided to skip the small talk. \u201cHi Paxton, nice to meet you,\u201d she began, sweetly. \u201cI\u2019m just wondering \u2014 why did you cheat on your wife?\u201d Honestly? Same. 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Ken Paxton Can\u2019t Even Get His Own Lawyer\u2019s Vote<\/a>
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\nKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of\u00a0The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of\u00a0Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email\u00a0her<\/a>\u00a0with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky\u00a0@Kathryn1<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"