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Related: About this forumFormer top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for
Former top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for alleged girlfriend in return for helping political donorA court filing documents what Paxtons whistleblowers believe led to an alleged bizarre, obsessive use of power.
by Alex Samuels and Kate McGee , Texas Tribune
Late last year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fired multiple senior aides who accused him of accepting a bribe. A court filing obtained by The Texas Tribune reveals for the first time what four of those aides believe Paxton received in exchange for helping a donor with his business affairs.
An updated version of a lawsuit filed by the four whistleblowers claims that Austin real estate developer Nate Paul helped Paxton remodel his house and gave a job to a woman with whom Paxton allegedly had an affair.
In return, the aides allege, Paxton used his office to help Pauls business interests, investigate Pauls adversaries and help settle a lawsuit. The claims in the filing provide even more details about what the former aides believe Paxtons motivations were in what they describe as a bizarre, obsessive use of power.
Some of Paxtons actions directing the [Office of the Attorney General] to benefit Paul were criminal without regard to motive, the amended petition reads. Others were so egregious and so contrary to appropriate use of his office, that they could only have been prompted by illicit motives such as a desire to repay debts, pay hush money, or reciprocate favors extended by Paul.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/11/ken-paxton-whistleblowers-texas-bribe/
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Former top aides say Attorney General Ken Paxton received assistance with home remodel, job for (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Feb 2021
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What a surprise. Not. Each and every one a cheat, thief, liar and grifter.
CurtEastPoint
Feb 2021
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CurtEastPoint
(18,637 posts)1. What a surprise. Not. Each and every one a cheat, thief, liar and grifter.
Bluethroughu
(5,148 posts)2. Time for a resigation.
These Republicans think they are Lords of their land. They work for US.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)3. Paxton is out of control.
tanyev
(42,541 posts)4. So I guess spousal testimonial privilege is the only thing holding his marriage together?
Senator Angela Paxton: District 8
Senator Paxton and her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, met as students at Baylor University and have been married since 1986. They have four grown children and are members of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.
yellowdogintexas
(22,250 posts)5. the FBI has really gone after this case.
local TV article from the CBS station in Fort Worth
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/02/11/fbi-investigation-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton/?__twitter_impression=true
LeftInTX
(25,217 posts)6. Please indict this creep..Like yesterday!