TX: Impeachment managers accuse Ken Paxton of working to hide relationship with Nate Paul
In new allegations revealed Wednesday, Texas House investigators accused suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton of engaging in a complex cover-up to hide his relationship with real estate investor Nate Paul as senior aides grew increasingly concerned about Paxton’s willingness to use his office to benefit Paul.
The subterfuge included Paxton and Paul creating an Uber account under an alias so they could meet each other and so the attorney general could visit the woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair.
And once Paxton learned several high-ranking officials in his office reported his behavior to the FBI, the House investigators said, the attorney general took immediate steps to cover up his relationship with Paul, including wiring a payment to a Paul-affiliated company in an effort to hide extensive home renovations that Paul had provided for free.
The allegations, outlined in a series of filings with the Texas Senate’s court of impeachment, shed new light on the relationship between Paul and Paxton that is at the core of his impeachment proceedings.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/ken-paxton-impeachment-evidence-senate/
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