As FBI Investigates, TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Swears His Latest Scandal Is Also Bogus
A proud right-wing Christian soldier in the never-ending culture war, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton definitely isn’t shy about the political spotlight. The Tea Party warrior has been at the forefront of the Republican efforts to limit abortion, to dismantle Obamacare and to get rid of Obama’s DACA order to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as kids, which has earned him a devoted conservative fanbase that includes Republicans across the state as well as President Donald Trump.
But despite his efforts to paint himself as a righteous defender of justice, freedom and the American Way, Paxton sure seems to have a knack for getting accused of unethical behavior. Five years after being indicted for alleged securities fraud in a case that has yet to go to trial thanks to months of delay tactics, Paxton is currently in the middle of an even bigger scandal that’s led some of his closest allies to band together and declare mutiny against the state’s top law enforcement officer.
Paxton’s latest scandal is quite the doozy, and has led a handful of his top deputies — all fellow conservative Republicans, mind you — to blow the whistle against what they believe to be shady dealings from Paxton to help out Nate Paul, a big Paxton donor who is facing financial and criminal troubles of his own.
So far, all of the whistleblowers from Paxton’s office have either resigned in protest, or were fired or put on leave by the Office of the Attorney General. Several have sued Paxton for retaliating against them, and the Associated Press reported last week that the FBI is currently investigating Paxton over his latest bout of alleged wrongdoing.
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