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Anonymous ID: 108d31 Oct. 5, 2020, 11:55 a.m. No.10934707   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>4809 >>4840 >>4850 >>4886

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces allegations of bribery and corruption

 

Seven high-ranking staff members have accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) of inappropriately using his office, alleging in a letter last week that the state’s top prosecutor engaged in possible crimes ranging from bribery to improper influence.

 

While the Thursday letter to the human resources director for the attorney general’s office does not detail specific misdeeds, the seven officials say they have asked federal law enforcement agencies to investigate Paxton. The Houston Chronicle on Sunday reported that the lawyers are alleging the attorney general used his office to benefit an embattled investor who donated to his campaign.

 

The letter, which claims that Paxton has been “violating federal and/or state law, including prohibitions relating to improper influence, abuse of office, bribery, and other potential criminal offenses,” was obtained and first reported Saturday by the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE.

 

Paxton’s office said in a statement to the American-Statesman. “Making false claims is a very serious matter and we plan to investigate this to the fullest extent of the law.”

 

Despite the lack of clear details, the letter has reignited scrutiny of Paxton’s record and his penchant for controversy.

 

Paxton, 57, is a prominent supporter of President Trump, national co-chairman of the Lawyers for Trump coalition and a conservative heavyweight in the Texas legal community. He has led a legal challenge to overturn the Affordable Care Act that’s expected to be brought before the U.S. Supreme Court. His decision in the spring to force health-care providers to suspend abortions during the coronavirus pandemic riled many women’s health advocates. And his opposition to vote-by-mail efforts in Texas amid the pandemic has pitted him against other state leaders who have been fighting to allow absentee ballots to be used more widely in November’s general election.

 

But his controversial past goes back to his first months as the state’s top prosecutor. The attorney general was indicted in 2015 on charges of felony securities fraud just months after he was elected. That criminal case has not yet gone to trial amid numerous legal challenges.

More: https://fcced.com/texas-ag-ken-paxton-bribery-allegations-510201431/