HOUSTON — For the first time since his acquittal on impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke out about the process.
He sat down to talk with former FOX News host Tucker Carlson. The interview was posted on Carlson's X account.
"I truly believe it became very political and I am sitting here because of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I was delivered," Paxton said. "It wasn't just about the law. It became political completely and I didn't know how it was going to turn out on the political side."
The attorney general made some big claims in the interview.
"The things that I was working on, like this big pharma stuff and the fact that we're trying to stop the Biden Administration from ignoring the Constitution and just railroading thing through outside of the legislative process, these are all things that fundamentally affect and the voter fraud fundamentally affects whether we are going to be a free country," he said.
Paxton's legal issues aren't over. He's expected to be back in a Houston courtroom in October as he continues to battle securities fraud charges. He also faces a separate FBI investigation.
"I think if they could, they'd put me in jail. I don't think they're going to stop. They've realized that this law issue works because there are a lot of judges who are political more than they are following the law so you're exposed," Paxton said.
Watch the full interview between Carlson and Paxton below.