Texas AG (The guy suing to steal election from Biden) is under FBI investigation. He wants a pardon

[Cameliano]

Slate just put 2 and 2 together, and it adds up to 4.
The Texas AG knows his lawsuit is junk but wants a pardon from Donald Trump for his charges of bribery and abuse of power:
Slate Magazine:

The Supreme Court, however, is not going to take up Paxton’s invitation. It has asked for a response from the four defendant states by 3 p.m. on Thursday; in light of the court’s hasty disposition of similarly laughable complaints, we can safely assume that the justices intend to dispatch this case promptly. Paxton’s suit is shot through with conspiracy theories and constitutional claims with no basis in law. Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins, who typically authors the office’s lawsuits, did not sign on to this one, nor did his deputies; instead, Paxton brought in a “special counsel” from outside the agency. His suit is so ridiculous that it led some commentators to wonder whether the attorney general might have another motive for filing it. Paxton, after all, is reportedly under investigation by the FBI for alleged bribery and abuse of office. Trump, meanwhile, has been distributing pardons to his allies like candy. Paxton’s suit makes more sense as pardon-bait than it does as a legal document. And he may need presidential clemency to escape the federal criminal charges that could be imminent.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/ken-paxton-texas-lawsuit-scotus-election-pardon.html

[UTUSN]

1. So the pardon fixes the Fed side; Texas Repukes fix the State charges. He's home free.

[DonaldsRump]

2. I get that, but what about the other 17 or so states

What is their motivation? To placate Trump?

[Cameliano]

5. Paxton started it all

And Trump probably called those 17 to threaten them.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. To placate Trump *and* the MAGAts in their states, no doubt.

I'll bet you krugerrands to kroner that the governors and AGs of those states got enthusiastic, if not downright menacing, emails and phone calls from the mouth-breathers demanding to know why they hadn't joined with Texas, and threatening them with all sorts of dire consequences if they didn't.

[NCjack]

3. Paxi is slicker than hot snot on the door knob. And just as repulsive.

[Gothmog]

4. Juanita Jean- Hi Donald! It's Me, Ken. I Need a Pardon.

Juanita Jean is convinced that Paxton wants a pardon from trump https://juanitajean.com/hi-donald-its-me-ken-i-need-a-pardon/

Oh, this is a cute one.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton just filed all the proper papers with the United States Supreme Court to overturn the 2020 election.

Paxton, an outspoken advocate of President Donald Trump, claims the states “flooded their people with unlawful ballot applications and ballots” and ignored rules for how such ballots need to be counted, according to a press release announcing the litigation.

“Trust in the integrity of our election processes is sacrosanct and binds our citizenry and the States in this Union together,” Paxton said in the statement. “Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin destroyed that trust and compromised the security and integrity of the 2020 election.”

Now what Texas has to do with this, I dunno. But, I known for a damn guaranteed fact what Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, has to do with it. He needs a pardon, in fact a couple of them and a blank form he can use in the future, and what better way to get Trump’s attention.

Paxton is currently under indictment for stock fraud and is currently being investigated by the FBI for bribery and abuse of office.

[gratuitous]

7. We'll see; Trump is nothing if he's not transactional

If Paxton's ridiculous attempt fails - and it will - Trump isn't going to feel like he owes Paxton anything. When Paxton doesn't come through on the lawsuit that Trump himself styled as "the big one," Trump will drop him like a hot rock.