In his most serious and sordid legal scandal yet. the most talented political escape artist in Texas pulled off yet another act. corruption Whistleblower
In his most serious and sordid legal scandal yet. the most talented political escape artist in Texas pulled off yet another act.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, that pugilistic legal crusader,
This corruption saga was first uncovered in the fall of 2020, when several of Paxton’s top deputies alerted law enforcement—including the FBI—of what they believed to be a corrupt relationship between their boss and Nate Paul, an Austin real estate mogul and campaign donor. Paul previously acknowledged hiring the woman who was involved with Paxton, but claimed it was not done as a favor to Paxton and has denied any wrongdoing.
Paxton has denied all claims of wrongdoing. “I make no apologies for being a fierce investigator and defender of individual rights in the face of potentially unreasonable and authoritarian actions,” Paxton said in November 2020. “Doing so is not favoritism. It is doing what the people of Texas expect from every law enforcement agency, their attorney general, and the staff of this office.
The settlement provides compensation to the whistleblowers who lost their jobs. But it is yet another severe blow to the larger cause of holding Ken Paxton accountable and to bringing public corruption into the public eye.
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