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(153,169 posts)he needs to see the doc
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,959 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)he still needs to see a doc and have his drinking habits evaluated
Vinca
(50,278 posts)Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)His family is one of the few Old Money families in town. He is a punk!
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,959 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)We'd best be careful with it because we have no shortage of nepo babies on our end as well.
tanyev
(42,566 posts)Hmm.
durablend
(7,460 posts)"Better that than a Democrat!"
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,313 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)How bad of a drinking problem does a person have to have to go to a PUBLIC job that hammered?
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,959 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,313 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,313 posts)raccoon
(31,111 posts)Aristus
(66,386 posts)It's amazing how long these repukes can remain upright with that whistling gap between their ears...
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,313 posts)Paxton attacked the Texas speaker last night because Paxton knew what was coming. AG Paxton asked the Texas legis to fund a $3.3 million settlement of a lawsuit filed against Paxton by some whistleblowers. Instead of funding the settlement of this lawsuit, the House conducted a hearing on Paxton and found a great deal. Ken Paxton needs to impeached and removed and then tried for his crimes
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Many of the details are part of a whistleblower suit that accuses Paxton of firing four top aides as retaliation after they reported the alleged misconduct to federal authorities.
The FBI is reportedly looking into those claims, but Wednesdays testimony painted the fullest picture yet of the multiple ways in which Paxton allegedly leveraged the resources of his office to help the friend and campaign donor, Nate Paul. Paul, an Austin real estate investor, donated $25,000 to Paxtons re-election campaign in 2018......
The House investigators, a group of five attorneys with experience in public integrity law and white collar crime, said they reviewed hundreds of pages of documents, including emails, contracts and criminal complaints, and interviewed 15 people. All but one stated they had grave concerns regarding Paxton showing hostility or retaliation toward them for their participation.
Paxton signed a settlement with the whistleblowers in February for $3.3 million, but the deal is effectively dead because the Legislature has declined to fund it this session, which whistleblowers have said was a condition of the agreement. The session ends May 29. The whistleblowers' attorneys have asked the Texas Supreme Court to continue on with the suit.
These clips from this hearing are amazing. Paxton needs to be impeached and then tried for his crimes. If Collin County will not do this, then the FBI/DOJ should prosecute this asshole
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