Democratic and Republican AGs Push Back on Indicted TX AG Ken Paxton Lawsuit

DAGA Co-Chairs called for Ken Paxton to resign in October.

Ken Paxton is indicted on securities fraud and currently awaits trial.

Ken Paxton is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Ken Paxton fired seven senior staffers who whisleblew on his potentially illegal behavior earlier this year.

Ken Paxton served as the Chair of the Republican AG Association and currently serves as Co-Chair of Lawyers for Trump.

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With election lawsuit, Ken Paxton — like Donald Trump — makes a Hail Mary play

If it succeeds, the lawsuit would radically alter the high court’s standard for hearing cases directly from states, critics and many legal experts say, and set a dangerous precedent that judges have the power to alter election results. “Dangerous garbage, but garbage,” said elections law expert Rick Hasen.