Suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton raises money as he fights 'Kangaroo Court,' new filing shows

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All of the funds were donated after the Texas House impeached Ken Paxton on 20 charges. ABC News' political director said this level of fundraising is becoming the norm.

Ken Paxton's $1.7 million in funds was donated after impeachment charges, a new filing revealed as the suspended attorney general's trial approaches.In a new filing, Ken Paxton reports fundraising of more than $1.7 million in the last half of June. All of it was donated after the Texas House impeached Paxton on 20 charges. That kind of fundraising speaks volumes.

As Paxton's trial approaches, beginning Sept. 5, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who will serve as the trial judge, has issued a gag order.Joe Jaworski, an attorney and former mayor of Galveston who ran for attorney general last year, has concerns about the politics of the trial but agrees the gag order was the right thing to do.

 

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