Ken Paxton's corruption checklist
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who somehow survived impeachment by his own party on 20 corruption charges, runs what might be the most comprehensive corruption operation a state official has assembled:
• Offered a child molester one day in jail for repeated rape
• Net worth jumped 7,000% on a $153k salary; owns 15 homes worth $9 million
• Accepted $77k from alleged sexual predators connected to Epstein Files
• Bankrolled by families who bought Epstein's private jet and his Zorro Ranch
• Illegally appointed attorneys to conduct weaponized investigations
• Fled his home to dodge a subpoena, fled to Utah during deadly 2021 winter storms
• Reported to FBI by his own top deputies for abusing office to benefit donors
• Fired those four deputies for reporting him
• Cost Texas $6.6 million in whistleblower retaliation judgments
• Released child sex abuser without sex offender registration; took luxury vacation to Iceland after exposure
• Said Uvalde shooting, 21 dead children and teachers, was "God's plan"
• Celebrated women being forced out of Texas for reproductive healthcare
• Failed to disclose millions in real estate across Hawaii, Florida, Utah (ethics violation)
• Charges families $750/night to rent his Oklahoma luxury home with personal chef and masseuse
• Securities fraud charges, SEC charges, voter fraud allegations across six elections
• Protected laboratory that tortured and killed 400+ puppies
• His own lawyer refused to endorse him
Only Texas official impeached by his own party in 50 years. Currently considered serious contender for statewide office.
Source
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