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, Jeff Mateer, the former second-in-command under Paxton. Mateer was among the eight former employees who reported Paxton to law enforcement and accused him of serious crimes.
They debated what constitutes attorney-client privilege. Patrick said a decision would be made Wednesday morning.Mateer was “insistent” in a meeting with Paxton to not get involved in Paul’s legal troubles, Mateer testified.“I was hopeful that he would allow the professionals in the Office of Attorney General to do their jobs and he wouldn’t be involved anymore,” said Mateer, the former handpicked second-in-command under Paxton.
, the former First Assistant Attorney General, who was a loyal second-in-command to Paxton for several years. He was among the former staffers who reported Paxton the FBI for alleged bribery. “We’re going to impeach a sitting attorney general for giving the direction, ‘Find the truth?’” Cogdell asked in an at times emotional talk in the Senate chamber. He was referring to Paxton’s hiring of an outside lawyer to investigate Paul’s concerns about an FBI raid.
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