Records don’t name the attorney general’s office, but their details line up with the accusations former top deputies made against Paxton.A federal appeals court last week rejected an unnamed Texas agency’s attempt to withhold records and shield its employees from appearing before a grand jury in a federal investigation that appears to be targeting Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Ezra’s 2021 order states that the grand jury investigation “concerns Paxton’s alleged use of his official position and power” to benefit Paul, “as well as Paxton's purported efforts to thwart” the inquiry. The order also says federal officials are probing The Fifth Circuit's opinion said the unnamed agency — apparently Paxton's office — argued in court filings that Justice Department officials, in scrutinizing possible moves to retaliate against witnesses, were running afoul of the Tenth Amendment by"attempting to police the hiring and firing practices of a state agency."Cory T. Wilson, notes that federal officials are still looking into any moves by the agency to “interfere in or obstruct” the federal investigation.
The Fifth Circuit ruling is the first sign of potential trouble for Paxton following a recent spell of wins, which included his impeachment acquittal and the end of his long-running indictment on three felony counts of securities fraud. Prosecutors earlier this yearBoth developments were seen as major vindications for Paxton, who was once seen as a political liability within his party amid the weight of his legal baggage.
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