Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. One of them is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The twists and turns of how the Republican, who is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination for a third term Tuesday, has yet to have his day in court after being indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 has little comparison in American politics. And along the way, it has upended what it means to be a compromised officeholder in Texas.

Four different judges have overseen his case at some point. Where a trial would happen — if it ever does — has ping-ponged from Dallas to Houston to Dallas again. All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption, and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.

Once, nearly a year passed with no movement in the case at all.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/seven-years-later-still-no-041920413.html

[SoonerPride]

1. We just need more patience

Because the wheels of justice blah blah blah.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Paxton is charged by the state, not the DOJ, and state corruption is key in the delay

State legislators cut funding for the special prosecutor, and there is lots of incestuous financial shenanigans going on between law enforcement, legislators and campaigns.

[SoonerPride]

4. I understand that.

The state of Texas is not alone in being corrupt.

Federal corruption is also at play in the protracted delays and non-indictments we see for literally dozens of criminals.

Expect Paxton to never face any consequence for being a brazen crook.

That's America for you.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Got any details on the alleged federal corruption of which you speak? Nt

[SoonerPride]

6. Here is the tip of the iceberg: letting trump skate on obstruction.

They literally let the clock run out.

https://www.lawfareblog.com/where-justice-department-trump-obstruction-offenses

Where Is the Justice Department on the Trump Obstruction Offenses?

Exactly five years ago, on Feb. 14, 2017, Donald Trump pulled FBI Director James Comey into the Oval Office and suggested he abandon the bureau’s ongoing investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. That small request was, in its own way, momentous: It was an early link in the chain of events that led to Comey’s firing and the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump’s hint to Comey that day appears in the Mueller report as the first instance of potential obstruction of justice committed by the president.

And as of today, Feb. 14, 2022, the Justice Department will no longer have the option of prosecuting that case. The statute of limitations for the various federal obstruction of justice statutes is five years. Starting today, assuming no indictment materializes between now and then, it will preclude the department from bringing a case against Trump for asking Comey to back off of the Flynn matter. As the clock keeps ticking down through the summer of 2022 and the winter of 2023 and eventually runs down entirely in May 2025, the possibilities for prosecuting Trump on obstruction charges for other incidents detailed in the Mueller report will dwindle further.

The heat map below—updated from an earlier version published on Lawfare after the release of the Mueller report—shows how the special counsel evaluated the strength of the three common components of the obstruction statutes in the episodes he reviewed. These components include an obstructive act, a nexus between the act and an ongoing investigation, and corrupt intent. The columns on the right show when the statutes of limitations expire for the conduct identified by Mueller. The pardons granted by Trump to Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, and Roger Stone in 2020, which could constitute an additional obstructive act, push the expiration date on the statute of limitations for those instances of obstruction back to 2025.

More at the link.

They go on to speculate about why, oh why, the dear DOJ didn't do a fucking thing.

Mueller (remember the breathless frenzied anticipation of his exhaustive sure fire take down of the criminal enterprise known as the trump oligarchy?) laid out the case and evidence. It was a slam dunk ready for trial case.

And poof.

Nothing.

Why?

Because they are either incompetent or corrupt.

And I don't think they are incompetent.

As George Carlin said "it's a big club and you ain't in it."

[panader0]

7. The Mueller report would have had much greater clout if

Barr had not redacted all of the worst (for tfg) parts.
When will we see the entire report?

[SoonerPride]

8. Never.

Or maybe in 50 years when we're all dead.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. 1) this has nothing to do with Paxton;

2) did you actually read the “heat map”? It shows that out of 14-15 potential obstructive incidents, only 4-5 possibly meet all three legal criteria for conviction. So, hesitation to prosecute because of a low likelihood of conviction is not a sign of corruption. In fact, DOJ policy is that no prosecutor should seek an indictment unless nearly certain a conviction can be obtained.

I looked up “corruption”, and nowhere in the definition did I see “DOJ not doing what I want, when I want, as quickly as I want”.

If you truly believe DOJ is corrupt, as your post alleges, then I recommend you contact your congressperson and demand they open impeachment hearing for Garland, as well as hearings into the corruption at DOJ.

[Texasgal]

2. And here we are again

Election season and this dumbfuck is running again!