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Texas Republican: 'I don't have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy'

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said he has no sympathy for Lindsay Clancy after her murder trial ended in a mistrial, rejecting the defense’s argument that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible for killing her three children. “I don’t have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy,” Gill said Friday on Fox News’s “The...

Texas Republican: 'I don't have an ounce of sympathy for Lindsay Clancy'

Rep. Brandon Gill, a Texas Republican, has expressed no sympathy for Lindsay Clancy, whose murder trial ended in a mistrial. Gill stated on Fox News that he doesn't have an ounce of sympathy for Clancy, who was accused of killing her three children. The defense had argued that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible.

The case drew attention from some Republicans, but it is unclear how it will impact other political issues in Texas. The Texas Senate race is seeing significant spending from a group associated with former President Donald Trump, which is focused on highlighting taxes as a dominant issue.

The Republican candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is facing off against Democratic candidate James Talarico. Paxton secured the Republican nomination after defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a primary runoff election with Trump's endorsement.

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