In U.S. Supreme Court documents, AG Ken Paxton and Brent Webster, his top deputy, argued Texas had proof of election fraud benefitting Democrat Joe Biden.
State Supreme Court hears case involving AG Ken Paxton’s top deputy, who argued Texas had proof of election irregularities benefitting Democrat Joe Biden.First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster speaks during a meeting of the Williamson County Republican Women in Round Rock, Texas, on Thursday, April 14, 2022.
The Texas state bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline filed a 2022 lawsuit asking a state district court judge to reprimand Webster for alleged violations of state ethical standards that prohibit lawyers from conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
Webster, and later Paxton, sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing their actions were protected by separation of powers, a clause in the Texas Constitution that bars any branch from unduly interfering in another’s exercise of its core powers, and sovereign immunity, a principle that protects government officials from lawsuits and liability for official actions.
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