Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former aides accused him of corruption. He just agreed to pay them $3.3 million — in taxpayer money. (via MaddowBlog)
But my personal favorite is the story about the state attorney general’s aides who accused him of criminal misconduct. As the Associated Presson Friday, the Texas Republican has reached a settlement with the former members of his own team.
In 2020, several top aides in the Texas attorney general’s office asked the FBI to investigate Paxton — their boss — over alleged criminal abuses. Soon after, he fired or forced out several of the whistleblowers who hadn’t already resigned.
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