{"id":10624,"date":"2025-04-10T17:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=10624"},"modified":"2025-04-10T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:08:02","slug":"elon-musks-attorney-running-to-succeed-paxton-as-texas-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=10624","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s attorney running to succeed Paxton as Texas attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4.jpg 732w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tech billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s attorney John Bash is running to succeed Ken Paxton (R) as Texas\u2019s attorney general, becoming the first candidate to throw his hat in the statewide race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bash, who is a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan LLP, said he is running because the Texas attorney general\u2019s office is at the \u201cforefront of all the critical legal issues facing the country, and that office should be led by the strongest possible attorney \u2013 one who is battle-tested and will be ready on Day 1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have been the U.S. Attorney under the first Trump Administration; I clerked for Justices Scalia and Kavanaugh; I\u2019ve handled hundreds of cases before the US Supreme Court; and I\u2019ve represented clients facing the toughest legal challenges,\u201d Bash said in a statement to The Hill on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paxton announced on Tuesday that he will run for Senate, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) after signaling his willingness to primary the four-term senator for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have another great U.S. senator, Ted Cruz, and it\u2019s time we have another great senator that will actually stand up and fight for Republican values, fight for the values of the people of Texas, and also support Trump, Donald Trump, in the areas that he\u2019s focused on in a very significant way. And that\u2019s what I plan on doing,\u201d Paxton said on Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DC Bureau: House Deal for New Parent Voting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bash, who was the U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Texas during Trump\u2019s first term, is representing Musk, President Trump\u2019s influential advisor, in a Texas defamation case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2012 to 2017, Bash served as the assistant to the Solicitor General at the Justice Department. He joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &amp; Sullivan LLP in 2020, where his practice focuses on internal investigations and appellate litigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bash graduated from Harvard Law School and has clerked for ex-Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s attorney John Bash is running to succeed Ken Paxton (R) as Texas\u2019s attorney general, becoming the first candidate to throw his hat in the statewide race. 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