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riversedge

(69,716 posts)
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 09:17 AM Sep 2022

Texas AG Literally Ran to Avoid Getting Subpoenaed in Abortion Lawsuit

Source: rollingstone.com





Fleeing the Scene

Ken Paxton fled when confronted by a process server on Monday, ultimately hopping into a Chevy Tahoe with his wife and speeding away
September 27, 2022


Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton used his wife as a getaway driver while fleeing his McKinney, Texas, home in an attempt to avoid being served a subpoena related to an abortion lawsuit.

In a sworn affidavit obtained by the Texas Tribune, process server Ernesto Martin Herrera testified that after arriving at Paxton’s home and seeing Paxton through the doorway, Martin Herrera was told by his wife, State Sen. Angela Paxton, that the attorney general “was on the phone” and to leave his card. He then went back to his car and waited.

A little more than an hour later, Paxton exited the house through the garage. “I walked up the driveway approaching Mr. Paxton and called him by his name,” testified Martin Herrera, “as soon as he saw me and heard me call his name out, he turned around and RAN back inside the house through the same door in the garage.”

Around 20 minutes after that, “Angela [Paxton] came out and opened the driver side and rear side door behind the driver of the truck. She then got inside the truck and started it, leaving the rear door behind the driver side open,” Martin Herrera said. He then witnessed the attorney general run “from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side.” ...........................................................

Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ken-paxton-flees-avoid-subpoena-abortion-lawsuit-1234600570/



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Breaking: The Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton has fled his home in a truck driven by his wife. His wife is state Senator Angela Paxton. The Attorney General of Texas has fled to avoid being served a subpoena.


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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talks to reporters after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in their case about Title 42 on April 26, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Texas AG Literally Ran to Avoid Getting Subpoenaed in Abortion Lawsuit (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2022 OP
He knew it was just for a civil suit and not his own criminal indictments, right? tanyev Sep 2022 #1
What does it say kacekwl Sep 2022 #2
Texas screwed itself by electing him-and they might do AGAIN!! riversedge Sep 2022 #4
Typical bully and coward. bronxiteforever Sep 2022 #3
good grief. coward . AllaN01Bear Sep 2022 #5
Coward. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #6
Aside from lawsuits by the Texas state bar, Farmer-Rick Sep 2022 #7
If he runs fast enough he might catch up with Josh Hawley!! Scalded Nun Sep 2022 #8
I was going to suggest they start a new marathon together SouthernDem4ever Sep 2022 #15
The story even received attention from Beau: TexasTowelie Sep 2022 #9
You can run but you can't hide, chump. n/t malthaussen Sep 2022 #10
Paxton was indicted for securities fraud several years ago. Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #11
Corrupt chickenshit garbage politician. (nt) Paladin Sep 2022 #12
? Lemon Lyman Sep 2022 #13
Right. They'll get him, and now he just looks like a chickenshit piece of garbage afraid of the law Novara Sep 2022 #16
No. He absolutely can "run out the clock" FBaggins Sep 2022 #21
Texans should vote for Rochelle Garza to replace him; he & Abbott have been the bane of Texans ancianita Sep 2022 #14
Please let there be video, please let there be video, please. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #17
he's an ugly man. Another cowardly republican samsingh Sep 2022 #18
Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice! Brainfodder Sep 2022 #19
I thought he was a big brave he-man Marthe48 Sep 2022 #20
K&R ck4829 Oct 2022 #22

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
3. Typical bully and coward.
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 09:44 AM
Sep 2022

Paxton has bragged about filing “17 lawsuits in 10 months,” which he compared to his prior record of suing the Obama administration 27 times. (He most recently sued the Biden administration over vaccine mandates.) He then pivoted to his lawsuit over the “remain in Mexico” policy and condemned Merrick Garland for comments that, in Paxton’s words, “threatened every parent in America,” by investigating recent incidents of threats against school board members.

He can dish it out but he can’t take it. This is a man who wants to control women’s reproductive health and will gladly kill and stalk them.

AllaN01Bear

(17,365 posts)
5. good grief. coward .
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 09:57 AM
Sep 2022

if we do something like this . they come after us and arrest us and throw a way the key. hem.

Farmer-Rick

(10,072 posts)
7. Aside from lawsuits by the Texas state bar,
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:04 AM
Sep 2022

He's being sued for:.

"The groups want the court to confirm that “the Trigger Ban cannot be enforced by any Defendant … in a manner that violates Plaintiffs’ rights to freely travel, freely associate, freely speak, and freely support members of their communities through financial assistance, as guaranteed by the United States Constitution and federal law,” according to the suit."

"law and other statutes target those reproductive rights groups for activities the groups say conservative state leaders may politically oppose but are still legal."

So, in effect this Texas law that lets anyone sue a pro abortion groups is violating freedom of speech and the right of political speech. The forced birthers can't be sued but the pro abortion groups can. That is like allowing theist to sue atheists if they try to convince someone there is no god.

And Paxton runs away like a little boy.

Lonestarblue

(9,878 posts)
11. Paxton was indicted for securities fraud several years ago.
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:34 AM
Sep 2022

He has judge shopped all over Texas to prevent his case from going to trial. An innocent man would stand trial and wait for the jury to free him. Paxton just buys off judges to keep delays going. He is so corrupt, but Texas Republicans like corruption so long as it benefits them.

Lemon Lyman

(1,346 posts)
13. ?
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 11:58 AM
Sep 2022

I don't understand. At some point they're going to catch up to you and you're going to be served, right? What good comes from stalling? If he can't "run out the clock" or something, did he do it just to f with people ("Na-na-na-na-na, you can't catch me"-type of stuff?)?

Novara

(5,754 posts)
16. Right. They'll get him, and now he just looks like a chickenshit piece of garbage afraid of the law
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:16 PM
Sep 2022

Law that he is supposed to uphold.

Republicans digging new bottoms, always lower than the last.

FBaggins

(26,696 posts)
21. No. He absolutely can "run out the clock"
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 06:52 PM
Sep 2022

The hearing was for the next day. Avoiding the subpoena keeps him from having to show up (today) and gives his lawyers time to quash the subpoena so that he doesn't have to testify at all.

Which is what happened in court today.

ancianita

(35,812 posts)
14. Texans should vote for Rochelle Garza to replace him; he & Abbott have been the bane of Texans
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 12:02 PM
Sep 2022

while serving their Big Oil masters.

The race looks like a toss-up, but the sampling probably doesn't reflect the new registrant turnout. My money's on Garza, if the appointed Sec of State does his job.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-attorney-general-race-a-potential-toss-up-with-8-undecided/287-d4219328-fb11-4f0c-9e98-eac3b70bceb6

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
19. Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice! Cowardice!
Tue Sep 27, 2022, 04:07 PM
Sep 2022

Somethings ARE worth repeating, and really another corrupt Republican asshole today?

I suppose we are on the piling on, make an account of it all, and Texas AG corrupted, that just seems so likely?

(R) next to your name hmmm standing more for Rotten in 2022?




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