Texas attorney general launches investigation into SHADY Big Pharma



Many Americans have questioned the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is doing something about it.

Paxton has just launched an investigation into Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson to find out whether or not they engaged in gain-of-function research and misled the public regarding the vaccines.

Paxton believes if these companies misrepresented the efficacy of the vaccines, they could have violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act in Texas.

BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales of "The News & Why It Matters" had Paxton on the show to discuss his investigation.

“We’re going to ask questions about their trials, about what they knew at the time, when they knew it, and see if they told us the truth,” Paxton explains, “or whether they misled the public about the efficacy of their vaccine.”

Gonzales asks Paxton how he plans to prove it, as she thinks “they’re not going to provide documents that maybe they have.”

“Well, the problem with them not providing the documents they have — that potentially turns into criminal action and certainly results in other risks for their company,” Paxton says.

However, that doesn’t mean the company will comply.

“They could decide ‘Hey, we don’t want to disclose information,’” he explains. “You know, usually the cover-up’s worse than the crime.”

While this could be the case, “there will be some civil penalties and it will cost them some money” if they’re honest about what they knew and did not know. If they’re caught in a lie, they could be facing criminal charges.

Paxton continues, explaining that “if they answer the questions and we find that they’ve misled the public — then we’ve got different issues that we either have to settle with them or we have to sue them to recover the damages that they’ve caused.”

Gonzales notes that if that’s the case, there’s a lot of money behind them to recover damages.

She adds that the Moderna CEO made nearly 400 million last year on his stock options and owns a reported 2.8 billion shares in the company.

Albert Borla of Pfizer made a $33 million salary last year “off the backs of the American public,” Gonzales says.


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Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation into SHADY Big Pharma

Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation into SHADY Big Pharma

Texas AG Ken Paxton says gun laws are NOT the answer, urges schools to arm teachers



In the wake of the unspeakably grievous mass murder at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, many on the left are calling for increased gun control measures, but without specifying exactly what legislation could have prevented the horrifying event. Attorney General Ken Paxton says gun laws are not the answer. He joined Glenn Beck on the radio program to detail specific measures he believes could stop similar school atrocities in the future: arming teachers.

Paxton told Glenn that Texas has already put laws in place that allow schools to opt in to training and arming teachers as either a marshal or under the guardian program.

"We passed laws when I was in the Texas Senate, I think it was 2013, that would have helped greatly. There's no way that law enforcement can get to every location as fast as they would need to," Paxton said.

Glenn interjected, "I'll tell you, I went to a school where my son was playing football ... and there were signs all over. 'Beware. Teachers are armed. We take the Second Amendment and the protection of our students seriously.' It was so clear — not doing anything here. That's the way to do it."

"Yes," Paxton agreed. "I think that's the way it should be. I mean, these people [shooters], they know they're safe, at least until law enforcement gets there, to accomplish their goals. And we're going to keep seeing this happen until we decide as a state ... to protect these kids," he added.

"It's ridiculous for the Biden administration to suggest that this kid who decided to violate the murder laws would [think], 'Oh. Wait a minute, there's a gun law. I can't do this. I wouldn't violate gun laws.' It's law-abiding citizens that follow the law," Paxton continued. "Second, we have a fentanyl crisis that the Biden administration has presumably invited and we've had over 100, 000 people that overdosed and died from fentanyl. [...] Why isn't the Biden administration so concerned about the hundred and something thousand people that died from overdoses because they opened up the border and allowed fentanyl to come across?"

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Texas AG launches investigation into pharmaceutical companies' promotion of puberty blockers



Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last Monday that his office has launched an investigation of two pharmaceutical companies that have allegedly advertised and promoted hormone blockers for children.

"I will not allow pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of Texas children. I have officially opened an investigation," Paxton tweeted last Monday.

I will not allow pharmaceutical companies to take advantage of #Texas children. I have officially opened an investigation.https://twitter.com/TXAG/status/1470858199733518345\u00a0\u2026
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@Attorney General Ken Paxton) 1639525505

The attorney general's office began its investigation of Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbVie Inc. on the grounds that the two companies have violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The act is a wide-reaching piece of legislation that allows the state to investigate business practices that the attorney general deems deceptive.

The medications Supprelin LA and Lupron Depot have been approved to treat Central Precocious Puberty, according to the statement released by Paxton's office. CPP is a rare condition in which gonadotropin-releasing hormone is produced at a very early age, for which there's no identifiable cause at this time. However, possible causes of CPP include a defect in the brain present at birth, such as excess fluid buildup, a tumor on the brain, or radiation to the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.

However, Paxton said that the drugs have not been approved by the FDA to be used as puberty blockers and condemned the use of these drugs to stop children from going through normal puberty as "dangerous and reckless."

“These drugs were approved for very different purposes and can have detrimental and even irreversible side effects," Paxton said in a statement.

A Swedish study at Karolinska University Hospital confirmed the irreversible effects of placing children under the age of 16 on hormone blockers. The hospital revised its policy of using the hormone blockers as of April 1, citing the use of puberty blockers as causing an increased risk of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, infertility, increased cancer risk, and thrombosis, according to the Christian Post.

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. told Fox News that the company had not advertised Supprelin LA and Lupron Depot as treatments for gender dysphoria. The company maintains that its medication has only been used as a treatment for CPP.

"The company has not promoted either of these medications outside of their indications and does not promote medications for off-label uses," Endo Pharmaceuticals spokesperson Zoumas Lubeski told Fox News.

Lubeski did indicate to Fox News that Endo Pharmaceuticals would fully cooperate with the state's investigation.

Social worker charged with 134 counts of voter fraud in Texas for allegedly registering ineligible voters



A social worker has been charged with 134 counts of voter fraud after investigators found that she allegedly submitted voter registration applications for residents who were ineligible to vote.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that his office's Election Fraud Unit investigated the charges against Kelly Reagan Brunner, a social worker at the Mexia State Supported Living Center.

Paxton said in a statement that Brunner submitted voter registration applications for 67 residents of the State Supported Living Center. But because the people being cared for in the facility have intellectual and developmental disabilities, they were unable to give consent for the voter registration.

"Under Texas law, only a parent, spouse or child who is a qualified voter of the county may act as an agent in registering a person to vote, after being appointed to do so by that person," explained Paxton.

"None of the SSLC patients gave effective consent to be registered, and a number of them have been declared totally mentally incapacitated by a court, thereby making them ineligible to vote in Texas," he added.

Brunner faces 10 years in prison if convicted for the charges.

"I strongly commend the Limestone County District Attorney's Office, Sheriff's Office, and Elections Office, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General for their outstanding work on this case and their commitment to ensuring a free and fair Presidential election in the face of unprecedented voter fraud," Paxton continued.

"Registering citizens to vote or to obtain mail ballots without their consent is illegal. It is particularly offensive when individuals purport to be champions for disability rights, when in reality they are abusing our most vulnerable citizens in order to gain access to their ballots and amplify their own political voice," he added.

"My office is prepared to assist any Texas county in combating this insidious form of fraud," he concluded.

Here's more about the charges of voter fraud:

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Texas county commissioner and three others arrested over election that was allegedly stolen through mail ballot fraud



A county commissioner and three others have been arrested for allegedly participating in a vote harvesting scheme that tipped a Democratic primary election in 2018.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrests in a statement on Thursday.

"Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that authorities arrested Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown, Marlena Jackson, Charlie Burns, and DeWayne Ward on charges in connection with an organized vote harvesting scheme during the 2018 Democratic primary election," the statement read.

"To increase the pool of ballots needed to swing the race in Brown's favor, the group targeted young, able-bodied voters to cast ballots by mail by fraudulently claiming the voters were 'disabled,' in most cases without the voters' knowledge or consent. Under Texas election law, mail ballots based on disability are specifically reserved for those who are physically ill and cannot vote in-person as a result," it continued.

Five votes

Brown won the Democratic primary election in 2018 by just five votes to beat former Longview City Councilwoman Kasha Williams. Williams filed a lawsuit later to challenge the results of the election that were decided by provisional ballots.

The four suspects arrested face a total of 134 total felony offenses. They were booked into the Gregg County Jail.

If convicted, they face punishments ranging from six months in state jail to 99 years in prison.

State Sen. Bryan Hughes told the Longview News-Journal that hundreds of witnesses were interviewed in the case.

"They really did their homework," he said. "This has been on the radar for a while now."

Stolen election

"It is an unfortunate reality that elections can be stolen outright by mail ballot fraud. Election fraud, particularly an organized mail ballot fraud scheme orchestrated by political operatives, is an affront to democracy and results in voter disenfranchisement and corruption at the highest level," Paxton said in the statement.

"Mail ballots are vulnerable to diversion, coercion, and influence by organized vote harvesting schemes," he concluded. "Those who try to manipulate the outcome of elections in Texas must be held accountable."

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