Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) called Democratic state attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ recently unearthed violent text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) “indefensible,”

Law enforcement groups and senators are weighing in on the Jay Jones controversy. He's the Democrat running for Virginia attorney general. Jones made national headlines at the beginning of October after text message comments he made in 2022 about shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert were released.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday insisted he still supported Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones, despite an ongoing scandal over his alleged text messages fantasizing about the death of a political opponent.

The Democrat candidate for Virginia attorney general has canceled a Thursday fundraiser in the wake of his texting scandal. But so far, he's still in the race.

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.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) did not give a clear answer on whether he would vote for Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones following leaked text messages in which he openly