Ken Paxton Fought Trump's Legal Wars From Texas. Now He's in Trouble.
AUSTIN, Texas — After his home and offices were raided by federal agents last year, a wealthy real estate investor in Austin got some help from a friend — who happened to be one of the most powerful officials in Texas.
The investor, Nate Paul, was convinced that the FBI and other agencies had acted unlawfully. Normally, such accusations by the targets of federal investigations would be met with skepticism, but Paul contacted Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, a longtime friend whose reelection in 2018 he had supported with a $25,000 donation.
Paxton not only arranged a meeting with the local district attorney’s office, he also appointed a special prosecutor to look into Paul’s allegations about law enforcement.
The attorney general’s intervention on behalf of his friend caused an uproar in the state’s top law enforcement office, which escalated last week with a new revelation: Paxton had recommended a potential employee to Paul — a woman who later was described as a friend of Paxton — and she was subsequently hired at Paul’s company as a project manager, according to a newly released deposition in a court case.
The latest allegations, coming on top of his indictment in 2015 for securities fraud, have created a political crisis for Paxton, who during nearly six years as the state’s top lawyer had weathered multiple investigations with few political repercussions.
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