EXCLUSIVE: John Cornyn Drags Ken Paxton For Accepting $650,000 In Potentially Illegal Campaign Contributions

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EXCLUSIVE: John Cornyn Drags Ken Paxton For Accepting $650,000 In Potentially Illegal Campaign Contributions

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense following a recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) letter to GOP primary opponent Attorney General Ken Paxton’s campaign stating that the campaign accepted half a…

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