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Another chapter in the ongoing saga of Texas AG Ken Paxton (Original Post) yellowdogintexas Feb 2021 OP
That pardon would have come in handy right about now. jaysunb Feb 2021 #1
The most corrupt state AG in recent history dalton99a Feb 2021 #2

dalton99a

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2. The most corrupt state AG in recent history
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:22 PM
Feb 2021
Paul gave $25,000 to Paxton’s 2018 reelection campaign and employs a woman with whom the attorney general allegedly had an extramarital affair, but the full nature of their relationship remains unclear. According to the lawsuit, the woman works as a construction project manager.

Paul has been under FBI investigation since at least 2019.

The hire was one of four acts that appeared to help Paul and prompted Paxton’s eight top deputies to report him to the FBI for alleged abuse of office and bribery.

He was a close ally of then-President Donald Trump, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Electoral College votes in battleground states in Trump’s baseless effort to overturn Joe Biden’s win.

Paxton also brought one of the first lawsuits against the new presidential administration, moving to halt Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations.


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