AP sources: Texas AG's affair tied to criminal allegations
Source: Associated Press
AP sources: Texas AG’s affair tied to criminal allegations
By JAKE BLEIBERG
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DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later recommended for a job with the wealthy donor now at the center of criminal allegations against him, according to two people who said Paxton told them about the relationship.
The two people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity due to fears about retaliation, said the high-profile Republican official acknowledged the affair in 2018 to senior members of his office and political staff. They said he told them that he had ended the affair with the woman, who then worked for a GOP state senator.
Austin developer Nate Paul said in a deposition this week that Paxton recommended the woman for her job with Paul’s real estate company, according to a transcript of his deposition obtained by the AP. The woman had stopped working as a Senate aide at the end of 2019, though her reason for departing wasn’t immediately clear.
Paul’s hiring of the woman at Paxton’s recommendation sheds new light on the relationship between the two men.
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I know everyone’s focused on the never ending presidential race but this !!! story about the Texas Attorney General who has already under indictment for FIVE years BEFORE this latest scandal that spurred his top staff to resign and now includes a woman he had an affair with is Eyes
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