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Ken Paxton and Texas GOP Politics
Texas politics can be very dirty. A great exhibit is Ken Paxton. Is rumored, Paxton has a ton of dirt on Governor Abbott and Lt. Governor Patrick.
The Saturday Show with Jonathon Capehart hits some of the highlights or lowlights.
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One of the allegations about Paxton is that the wealthy donor who is bribing Paxton has hired Paxton's mistress
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The AG office and Paxton are being sued by some whistleblowers who Paxton terminated for reporting his illegal conduct to the FBI. Paxton wants to settle with these whistleblowers with the State of Texas paying the bill
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Paxton's current wife is a state senator (evidently with some help from Paxton's contacts)
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Paxton has been under indictment for clear securities laws violations for a long time
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The DOJ has taken the investigation of Paxton away from the FBI Texas office and transferred it to main DOJ
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Ken Paxton is very dirty and really symbolize Texas GOP politics.