Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) called state Attorney General Ken Paxton a “con man” and “fraud” after Paxton launched his primary challenge to the sitting senator, vowing he would fight back against Paxton’s candidacy and win the GOP nomination.

Cornyn told reporters on Wednesday in comments filmed by The Daily Caller that President Trump’s agenda is the “biggest potential loser” from Paxton’s candidacy as potentially “hundreds of millions of dollars” will need to be spent on the Texas Senate race, preventing that amount from being used in other states like Michigan, New Hampshire and Georgia next year.

“Obviously, Mr. Paxton has a checkered past,” Cornyn said. “He is a con man and a fraud, and I think the people of Texas know that. This is what will be litigated over the course of this campaign.”

Paxton formally

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