Is Ken Paxton The Only Statewide Official Under Indictment In The U.S.?

Ken Paxton is the country’s only indicted statewide official – is that a fact? That’s straight from the Twitter of Justin Nelson, the Austin lawyer nominated by Democrats to challenge Ken Paxton for his position as attorney general.

Gardner Selby of the Politifact Texas fact-checking team has the answer.

The Missouri Governor under indictment just quit. This means our Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment.

Texans can make their decision to fire Indicted Ken Paxton in November.https://t.co/cwVSFn45Mw

— Justin Nelson (@NelsonforTexas) May 29, 2018

Hear how Nelson’s claim scored in the player above.