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Roland99

(53,345 posts) Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:23 PM Nov 2020

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BREAKING: Anonymous sources confirm to AP the FBI is investigating Republican TX AG

#BREAKING: Anonymous sources confirm to AP the @FBI is investigating Republican @TXAG
Ken Paxton after 7 senior staffers reported him for alleged bribery, abuse of office in helping campaign donor Nate Paul. All 7 have been fired, resigned or put on leave
@CourthouseNews

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BREAKING: Anonymous sources confirm to AP the FBI is investigating Republican TX AG (Original Post) Roland99 Nov 2020 OP

GOOD! He is as crooked as they come n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 2020 #1

Couldn't have happened to a better Christofascist theocrat... Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #2

Lock him up. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #3

Paxton is already an indicted con man. dalton99a Nov 2020 #4

Oh PLEASE. He's been under indictment his whole tenure catrose Nov 2020 #5

Lock this asshole up Gothmog Nov 2020 #6

Send him to a prison on the border. Ilsa Nov 2020 #7

But an aluminum foil blanket to keep him warm on the concrete floor. (nt) klook Nov 2020 #15

Boy, I bet he's really bummed to see the administration change hands?! herding cats Nov 2020 #8

All those sick T-baggers over there! UTUSN Nov 2020 #9

Will be ripe for new DOJ to prosecute his arse. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #10

So many republicans are engaged in criminal activity. mysteryowl Nov 2020 #11

Even after this shitstorm has calmed down, I sense 7 lawsuits coming. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #12

We are! tccturtle Nov 2020 #18

The good news is that 7 staffers have reported him. GopherGal Nov 2020 #24

Good. nt SunSeeker Nov 2020 #13

OH YEAH!!! flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #14

GOOD!!! They got pretty brazen there in TX. A little too big for their britches. Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #16

At the very least he should be stripped of his law license. Should've been long ago. ancianita Nov 2020 #17

Rich people buying politicians. KS Toronado Nov 2020 #19

A real estate investor had enemies?? Roland99 Nov 2020 #20

Our make believe president is a real estate investor and has millions of enemies. KS Toronado Nov 2020 #23

AG Ken Paxton on misconduct allegations: 'I make no apologies' Celerity Nov 2020 #21

Good, I hope they throw the MFer in jail... Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #22

TexasBushwhacker

(21,186 posts)

1. GOOD! He is as crooked as they come n/t

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:25 PM

Nov 2020

Thomas Hurt

(13,980 posts)

2. Couldn't have happened to a better Christofascist theocrat...

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:25 PM

Nov 2020

OAITW r.2.0

(32,034 posts)

3. Lock him up.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:26 PM

Nov 2020

Wait, trial 1st, then plead, then lock him up.

dalton99a

(93,760 posts)

4. Paxton is already an indicted con man.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:28 PM

Nov 2020

catrose

(5,357 posts)

5. Oh PLEASE. He's been under indictment his whole tenure

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:28 PM

Nov 2020

and Texas keeps voting him into office. Why would you make such a person your AG? And it's personal: He's leading the fight against the ACA.

Gothmog

(178,789 posts)

6. Lock this asshole up

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:51 PM

Nov 2020

Paxton is a crook

Ilsa

(64,269 posts)

7. Send him to a prison on the border.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:03 PM

Nov 2020

Nice and hot, lots of scorpions, rattlesnakes, javelinas, and mosquitoes to keep him company.

klook

(13,580 posts)

15. But an aluminum foil blanket to keep him warm on the concrete floor. (nt)

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:37 AM

Nov 2020

herding cats

(20,046 posts)

8. Boy, I bet he's really bummed to see the administration change hands?!

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:49 PM

Nov 2020

He's as corrupt as they come and this case has teeth. It's fun to see it go out of a local jurisdiction and into the FBI's hands.

UTUSN

(77,585 posts)

9. All those sick T-baggers over there!

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:59 PM

Nov 2020

Sneederbunk

(17,425 posts)

10. Will be ripe for new DOJ to prosecute his arse.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:02 AM

Nov 2020

mysteryowl

(9,268 posts)

11. So many republicans are engaged in criminal activity.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:17 AM

Nov 2020

BobTheSubgenius

(12,207 posts)

12. Even after this shitstorm has calmed down, I sense 7 lawsuits coming.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:23 AM

Nov 2020

I THOUGHT Texas was finally moving forward.

tccturtle

(73 posts)

18. We are!

Reply to BobTheSubgenius (Reply #12)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:02 AM

Nov 2020

Please remember that while Trump did win the state with 5,881,747 votes. There were also 5,235,835 Texans like myself that voted for President Biden, a net difference of only 645,912 votes in a state where 11,276,392 Texans voted. Which also reflects the highest Democrat turnout ever recorded in Texas' Presidential elections...ever. A net increase of an additional 1.3 million+ votes over 2016.

So plainly put, we are moving forward.

GopherGal

(2,881 posts)

24. The good news is that 7 staffers have reported him.

Reply to tccturtle (Reply #18)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 02:28 PM

Nov 2020

Good to know you've got that many brave whistleblowers.

SunSeeker

(58,189 posts)

13. Good. nt

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:30 AM

Nov 2020

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

14. OH YEAH!!!

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:36 AM

Nov 2020

Vivienne235729

(3,748 posts)

16. GOOD!!! They got pretty brazen there in TX. A little too big for their britches.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:38 AM

Nov 2020

I hope he gets the book thrown at him.

ancianita

(43,283 posts)

17. At the very least he should be stripped of his law license. Should've been long ago.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:47 AM

Nov 2020

KS Toronado

(23,720 posts)

19. Rich people buying politicians.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:21 AM

Nov 2020

Nate Paul is an Austin real estate investor who donated $25k to Paxton's campaign, as well as to
@JohnCornyn @ChipRoyTx @RepMcCaul
. Paxton's staff mutinied when he appointed outside counsel who issued 39 subpoenas against Paul's enemies
@CourthouseNews

Roland99

(53,345 posts)

20. A real estate investor had enemies??

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #19)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 08:06 AM

Nov 2020

Rough markets in TX

KS Toronado

(23,720 posts)

23. Our make believe president is a real estate investor and has millions of enemies.

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #20)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:21 PM

Nov 2020

Celerity

(54,238 posts)

21. AG Ken Paxton on misconduct allegations: 'I make no apologies'

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 08:11 AM

Nov 2020

https://www.statesman.com/news/20201117/ag-ken-paxton-on-misconduct-allegations-lsquoi-make-no-apologiesrsquo

lock this fuckstick up

Liberal In Texas

(16,211 posts)

22. Good, I hope they throw the MFer in jail...

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 08:49 AM

Nov 2020

...prison.

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