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BaronChocula

(4,884 posts)
9. His attorney is very likely a Democrat
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 01:19 PM
23 hrs ago

There is a pattern of scandal-plagued republicans (redundant) hiring Democrats to defend them. It may be the same way men have women defend them in divorce/custody battles. Tom Delay and Scooter Libby both had Democratic lawyers.

Plus, one article has the below passage with a quote from co-counsel, though it should be taken with a grain of salt since that one is a magapublican.

Paxton's camp did not immediately return a request for comment. But another member of his legal team, Republican state Rep. Mitch Little of Frisco, shrugged off Cogdell's endorsement.

"I love Dan, but he is a Democrat, and he doesn’t vote very much," Little wrote on X. "This impeachment defense lawyer is 100% behind Ken Paxton. I’ve personally served alongside Representative Talarico, and — when he’s working — he’s doing really radical, leftist things."

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ken paxtons lawyer endorses talarico [View all] moonshinegnomie Yesterday OP
Bazinga! sheshe2 Yesterday #1
Maybe this will do the smug bastard in! Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #2
May ALL the Texas republicans who voted to impeach him do the same MagickMuffin Yesterday #3
the vast majorty of rethugs here dont care moonshinegnomie 22 hrs ago #13
Time will tell MagickMuffin 21 hrs ago #16
Wow, that's verrryyy kewl! ananda Yesterday #4
Qquestion, don: WHEN did kennie EVER see it as his "core mission" niyad Yesterday #5
Paxton's core mission is to stay out of jail rurallib 23 hrs ago #10
One can dream! niyad 23 hrs ago #11
I'm not in Texas but donated to Talarico. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #6
Thank you for doing that! TBF 22 hrs ago #12
I'm not in Texas, but I have many people there MerryBlooms 18 hrs ago #20
that. is delicious. nt barbtries 23 hrs ago #7
Well, well, well. What have we here! calimary 23 hrs ago #8
His attorney is very likely a Democrat BaronChocula 23 hrs ago #9
he donated 6500 to paxton last year moonshinegnomie 22 hrs ago #14
Wow, that is a bad Democrat LOL mr715 18 hrs ago #19
Haha MustLoveBeagles 22 hrs ago #15
Ken Paxton's own lawyer just endorsed our campaign for the US Senate. LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #17
rethugs are now claiming he was always a democrat moonshinegnomie 18 hrs ago #18
I love the coverage that this story is getting LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #21
THIS! SleeplessinSoCal 16 hrs ago #22
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