US EditionVirginia AG candidates Jay Jones and Jason Miyares clash over violent rhetoric in feisty debate
- On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, Jay Jones, Democratic challenger, and Jason Miyares, Republican incumbent Attorney General, debated criminal prosecutions, consumer protection and unlawful discrimination in Richmond, Virginia.
- Background: leaked texts about political violence have shadowed the race, including a 2022 message suggesting Todd Gilbert, former Virginia House Speaker, receive `two bullets to the head`.
- Miyares highlighted a Richmond Times-Dispatch report to question Jones' experience, citing a speeding incident and saying Jones is running for the wrong office.
- Miyares said the texts disqualified Jones from serving as attorney general, while Jones apologized repeatedly, saying he was ashamed and had taken accountability.
- The contest has become one of this year's most competitive statewide races, as a Virginia State Bar moderator asked if the office is political and Jones argued it must hold President Donald Trump accountable.
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PBS News Hour Raises Jay Jones, Just to Cry It Makes 'Permission Structures' for GOP Hate
PBS News Hour Raises Jay Jones, Just to Cry It Makes 'Permission Structures' for GOP Hate The partisans at the PBS News Hour have skipped over the scandal of Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones sending texts in 2022 wishing to murder a Republican opponent and his small children, since he was “breeding little fascists.” After almost two weeks of silence, they finally spent a piece of a minute on Jones in a story on Thursday…as a side n…
Miyares confronts Jones over violent texts in high-stakes Virginia AG debate
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Jay Jones clashed Oct. 16 in a tense debate dominated by the scandal surrounding Jones’ violent… The post Miyares confronts Jones over violent texts in high-stakes Virginia AG debate appeared first on CatholicVote org.
Virginia Democrat AG nominee Jay Jones ‘roasted’ over 2022 text message scandal during debate: ‘You disqualified yourself’
(Background) In an aerial view, the Virginia State Capitol is shown on July 12, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) / (R) Jay Jones. (Photo via: dems.ag/profile/jay-jones (creative edit) OAN Staff Blake Wolf1:39 PM – Friday, October 17, 2025 Virginia Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sought to defend his past comments during a debate... The post Virginia Democrat AG nominee Jay Jones ‘roasted’ over 2022 text message …
‘I am ashamed’: Democrat under Trump’s watch publicly apologizes for ‘bullets to the head’ texts
Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, is insisting that his violent text messages should not impede him from being elected to the post.
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