{"id":2446906,"date":"2025-06-13T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-ally-aaron-reitz-launches-bid-for-texas-attorney-general\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:57:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:57:39","slug":"trump-doj-ally-aaron-reitz-launches-bid-for-texas-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-ally-aaron-reitz-launches-bid-for-texas-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOJ ally Aaron Reitz launches bid for Texas attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-doj-ally-aaron-reitz-launches-bid-for-texas-attorney-general%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446906&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Aaron Reitz, a former ally of Donald Trump at the Justice Department, has announced his candidacy for Texas attorney general, seeking to replace outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton. In his campaign announcement, Reitz emphasized his commitment to the MAGA movement adn his track record of challenging the Biden governance through a series of lawsuits while serving as Paxton&#8217;s deputy. He positions himself as a staunch defender of conservative values,aiming to combat what he describes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-shows-yet-again-that-progressives-dominate-the-dialogue-only-to-lose-elections\/\" title=\"Eric Adams Shows Yet Again That Progressives Dominate The Dialogue, Only To Lose Elections\">progressive district attorneys<\/a> who are perceived as lenient on crime.Reitz, a former Marine, resigned from his federal role the day before his announcement and aims to rally support around Trump&#8217;s agenda as he enters a possibly competitive Republican primary, facing other candidates, including FEC Chairman Trey Trainor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump DOJ ally Aaron Reitz launches bid for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2116798\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Aaron Reitz, whom President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> tapped to help lead the Justice Department&rsquo;s Office of Legal Policy, announced a bid on Thursday to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Texas<\/a>&rsquo;s next attorney general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reitz, also a close ally to outgoing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, touted his ties to the Trump administration in a <a href=\"https:\/\/reitzfortexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">campaign announcement<\/a> in which he vowed to &ldquo;be on the frontlines defending the MAGA movement.&rdquo; Pointing to his record, including suing the &ldquo;lawless and crooked&rdquo; Biden administration 46 times while he was Paxton&rsquo;s right-hand man, Reitz suggested he would &ldquo;use every ounce of legal firepower to defend President Trump, crush the radical Left, advance the America and Texas First agenda, and look out for everyday Texans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3440782\/angry-democrats-could-face-tea-party-like-movement-from-left\/\">Angry Democrats could face Tea Party-like movement from the Left<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3439655\/los-angeles-seals-democrats-leftward-lurch-immigration\/\">Los Angeles seals the Democrats&#8217; leftward lurch on immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3428348\/vermont-republicans-not-bernie-sanders-anymore\/\">It&rsquo;s not Bernie Sanders&rsquo;s Vermont anymore<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He also cast himself as the &ldquo;true MAGA attorney [general]&rdquo; Texas needs to target progressive district attorneys viewed by Republicans as soft on crime. Super PACs funded by George Soros are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3435589\/soros-texas-majority-pac-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pouring millions<\/a> of dollars into supporting Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reitz, a former Marine who saw deployments to Afghanistan, was Paxton&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deputy attorney general<\/a> for legal strategy and chief of staff to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reitz&rsquo;s announcement came a day after he resigned as the DOJ&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> for legal policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Texas Attorney General, I&rsquo;ll ensure the full weight of the office is behind President Trump and his agenda,&rdquo; he<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaron_reitz\/status\/1933372933663306206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> said<\/a> in a statement. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be on the frontlines defending the MAGA movement and leading the charge to oppose the blue state lawfare being waged against the Trump Administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that if the president doesn&rsquo;t get a true MAGA attorney in that spot, all kinds of dominoes are going to fall, and it&rsquo;s going to be very bad for the nation,&rdquo; Reitz added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives with Donald Trump at Manhattan criminal court before Trump&rsquo;s trial in New York on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Justin Lane\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3383180\/texas-house-billion-dollar-school-voucher-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TEXAS HOUSE PASSES BILLION-DOLLAR SCHOOL VOUCHER BILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reitz will likely face competition during the Republican primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>James E. &ldquo;Trey&rdquo; Trainor, the Federal Election Commission&rsquo;s acting chairman and a strong Trump ally, is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3435211\/trump-allies-gop-texas-attorney-general-race-ken-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">strongly considering<\/a> a bid for the Texas attorney general&rsquo;s seat next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2116798\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2116798\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Reitz, a Trump ally, announces run for Texas AG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2446907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Texas-Legislature.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57106,32116,7076,3694,3634],"class_list":["post-2446906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aaron-reitz","tag-attorney-general","tag-doj","tag-texas","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Texas-Legislature.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446906\/revisions\/2446910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}