Trump's top backer in Texas joined 'Stop the Steal.' It's ending badly for him. (Ken Paxton)

[Nevilledog]

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Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS
Remember Texas AG Ken Paxton, who tried to void millions of votes in states Biden won? He's now allegedly breaking state law to keep texts and emails related to his 1/6 rally appearance buried.

The Trump vortex of corruption is irresistible.

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washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Trump’s top backer in Texas joined ‘Stop the Steal.’ It’s ending badly for him.
Republicans who drift too close to Trump's vortex of corruption risk getting swallowed up entirely.
9:19 AM · Jan 14, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/14/ken-paxton-stop-the-steal-trump/

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It’s become an ironclad law of this political moment: If you fall in with Donald Trump’s sordid schemes, it’s probably only a matter of time until his vortex of corruption claims you entirely.

The pull of that vortex is now being illustrated by a remarkable breaking story out of Texas. It concerns one Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas and one of the most devoted servants in the land of Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

Paxton is coming under fire at home for refusing to turn over texts and emails related to his trip to the Capitol to join the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. His association with Trump’s schemes is now coming to a head: The Travis County district attorney has just announced that Paxton may be running afoul of the state’s open records law.

You may remember Paxton. He led that despicable lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general that sought to invalidate millions of votes in four states, all because those states went for Joe Biden.

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. Should never be allowed to vote ever again or run for any office, period, being that he has so

little regard for votes already casted.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. Despicable Them. Will the Texas courts again say it's ok for republicans to be above the law?

The open records law seems clear enough, don’t see a loophole for any weasel to sneak brought.

If he claim is attorney client privilege let’s have the foods on some of the details…nothing to hide?

Name of law firm? General nature of privilege claimed, and how exemption to open records law, etc. etc…sworn affidavits will do for now.

[uponit7771]

3. Yeah, send his ass to jail yesterday