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An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office
1 year, 3 months ago

An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office

Raw Story  

Sept. 18, 2023 "An emboldened Ken Paxton returns to a battered attorney general’s office" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. In the early years of Paxton’s tenure, conservative lawyers left plum positions working for right-wing law firms …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton claims fellow Republicans plotted to oust him in impeachment trial defense
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton claims fellow Republicans plotted to oust him in impeachment trial defense

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We were protecting the interest of the state …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is about halfway done. This is what happened and what’s next
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is about halfway done. This is what happened and what’s next

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The impeachment trial that could remove Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from office over corruption allegations is near the halfway point. Jeff Mateer, Paxton’s former second-in-command, and Ryan Bangert, a former deputy first assistant attorney general, testified about why they and other aides took their concerns about Paxton to the FBI in 2020. “But I didn’t owe …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial defense includes claims of a Republican plot to remove him
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial defense includes claims of a Republican plot to remove him

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years. “It was not a mutiny,” Ryan Bangert, one of Paxton’s former aides, testified Thursday about a group of deputies who reported their boss to the FBI in 2020. “We were protecting the interest of the state and protecting the interest of …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton's Affair Explains Illegal Acts, Former Aide Testifies
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton's Affair Explains Illegal Acts, Former Aide Testifies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor’s employee helped connect the dots about why the Republican was using his power in ways that are now at the center of his impeachment trial on accusations of corruption, a former top aide testified Wednesday. “It answered that ‘why’ question,” said Jeff …

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Texas AG Ken Paxton’s orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor’s employee helped connect the dots about why the Republican was using his power in ways that are now at the center of his impeachment trial on accusations of corruption, a former top aide testified Wednesday. “It answered that ‘why’ question,” said Jeff Mateer, who was …

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Texas attorney general’s affair explains his illegal acts, former aide testifies at impeachment trial
1 year, 3 months ago

Texas attorney general’s affair explains his illegal acts, former aide testifies at impeachment trial

LA Times  

Witness Jeff Mateer reviews a document during the impeachment trial of Texas Atty. “It answered that ‘why’ question,” said Jeff Mateer, who was Paxton’s second-in-command at the Texas attorney general’s office. The account by Mateer, who went on to report Paxton to the FBI in 2020 over allegations of abuse of office, quickly injected an affair that Paxton has acknowledged …

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After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suit
3 years, 11 months ago

After top staff exodus, Texas AG seeks $43M for Google suit

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The mass exodus of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s top staff over accusations of bribery against their former boss has left the Republican seeking $43 million in public funds to replace some of them with outside lawyers to lead a high-profile antitrust lawsuit against Google. Mateer said former Deputy Attorney General Darren McCarty was leading the investigation into …

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Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes
4 years, 2 months ago

Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and abuse of office, according to an internal letter. In a single-page letter to the director of human resources in the attorney general’s office, the seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Republican Ken Paxton to “the appropriate …

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