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Kinzinger details Paxton's Dubai party with federal fugitives, attacks Trump judiciary picks

Adam Kinzinger's latest episode highlights Ken Paxton's association with indicted fugitives and criticizes Pete Hegseth's execution plans.

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What to know

  • Paxton, Trump's picked Republican Senate nominee for Texas, was videotaped at a Dubai New Year's Eve party with two federal fugitives indicted for embezzling $15 million from a Chicago hospital, one of whom had donated $190,000 to his campaigns.
  • New investigations reveal Paxton's office crafted legal opinions benefiting major donors and threatened a major athletic conference over a football player days after a donor gave his campaign $274,000.
  • Kinzinger frames the scandal as part of a decade-long pattern: Paxton has faced prior indictment (2015), FBI complaints from his own deputies (2020), and impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House (2023) for similar donor favoritism.

“The Washington Post found Paxton's office wrote legal opinions that benefited his biggest donors.”

Adam Kinzinger, Commentator · adamkinzinger.substack.com ↗ · Oct 11

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Kinzinger details Paxton's Dubai party with federal fugitives, attacks Trump judiciary picks
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    Kinzinger releases video framing Paxton's pattern of misconduct

    Adam Kinzinger published a video episode on his Substack connecting Paxton's current scandal to a decade-long pattern: his 2015 securities fraud indictment, his 2020 FBI report by deputies for abusing office to help a donor, and his 2023 impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House.

    “It's a man being exactly who he's been for over a decade. The only difference now is Trump decided this is the guy Texas should send to the United States Senate.”
    — Adam Kinzinger
  2. background

    Washington Post, Texas Tribune reveal Paxton's donor-benefiting actions — The Washington Post found Paxton's office wrote legal opinions benefiting his biggest donors. The Texas Tribune discovered the chair of the Texas Tech board donated $274,000 to Paxton's Senate committee on a Tuesday, and the next day Paxton's office threatened the Big 12 with $200 million in damages over a Texas Tech football player.

  3. background

    Wall Street Journal documents Paxton's Dubai party with fugitives on video — The Wall Street Journal obtained video footage of Paxton at the Dubai party. Anosh Ahmed, who was indicted for the hospital theft, had donated $190,000 to Paxton's campaigns over the years, including a $25,000 check days after his indictment. Ahmed later faced a second indictment for a $195 million COVID fraud scheme.

  4. background

    Paxton attends Dubai New Year's Eve party with federal fugitives — Ken Paxton, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas, was at a party in Dubai on New Year's Eve 2024 with Tracy Duhon and two men—Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail—both indicted in Illinois for embezzling $15 million from a Chicago hospital.