Dana Nessel thinks she has Ken Paxton's number, and like a good lawyer, she makes a pretty good case.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, with a good friend (File photo)
Paxton is, for those of you who haven't been following the news, the Texas attorney general who asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Michigan's election results, arguing they were in violation of federal law. Nearly all legal experts agree this argument is ridiculous, but it didn't stop 17 more states from saying, yeah, us too! and you can make of that last part what you will, but Michigan's AG knows what's what:
“Ken Paxton, the attorney general, the state of Texas, has been under federal indictment for quite some time. The FBI continues to investigate him, not just for securities fraud but for a variety of other matters, and I think this is as clear signal that he is sending to President Trump requesting a presidential pardon, and that’s it. It’s a last-ditch effort,” said Nessel.
That was Nessel last night on MSNBC, and knowing the president's fondness for passing out pardons like Christmas cookies, it tracks.
► Dana Nessel to Supreme Court: 'The election in Michigan is over,'
no matter what Texas says
Nessel, again (also in 26-second clip below so you can hear the edgy tone):
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Nessel said during a MSNBC interview. “I don’t know if I have talked to anyone who has seen anything like this before, it is so incredibly outrageous. And I will say this to General Paxton, if he’s watching, you know who voted for you in Michigan, General Paxton? No one. Literally no one. So, stay in your lane, and stick to trying to disenfranchise voters in your own state. Don’t come to mine.”
(Something we learned from this interview: Attorneys general are addressed as "general?" Who knew.)
“You know who voted for you in Michigan, General Paxton? No one. Literally no one. So, stay in your lane, and stick to trying to disenfranchise voters in your own state. Don’t come to mine,” says Michigan AG @dananessel discussing pro-Trump election lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/og5r8SEiKT
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) December 10, 2020
