Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine defends Jay Jones despite calling his texts about murdering Todd Gilbert "indefensible" in the attorney general race against Jason Miyares.

Jones has been under fire since his disturbing Aug. 8, 2022, text messages to Republican delegate Carrie Coyner were leaked to National Review. In the messages, Jones likened then-Republican state House Speaker Todd Gilbert to mass-murdering dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.

Jay Jones rubbed shoulders at catered events and appeared on podcasts after striking a deal to perform “community service” for his own PAC to avoid jail.

Virginia Republicans are continuing their calls for Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop of the race, hoping to keep the spotlight on the controversy over his dark text messages from three years ago,

What began as a quiet October Friday in Virginia politics erupted into a full-blown national scandal when screenshots of private, three-year old text messages showing Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones fantasizing about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children were made public.

Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, apologized for texts that describe a hypothetical shooting of a former state House speaker.

Winsome Earle-Sears releases ad attacking gubernatorial opponent Abigail Spanberger over declining to call for Jay Jones to drop out.

Jay Jones faces criticism after texts about killing Republicans surface, but receives continued support from Virginia Rep. Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman and other Democrats.