Ken Paxton paid $2.3 million to defense lawyers for impeachment trial
The lawyers were paid from his campaign, according to a report filed this week.
By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune - January 18, 2024Attorney General
John Gordon is running in the Republican primary for attorney general of Georgia.
By Nick Vachon - March 23, 2022Even Donald Trump has called the Alabama Republican ‘disappointing.’
By Emily Singer - March 18, 2022‘I am relieved that we are moving out of state and filled with anxiety for everyone who can’t escape this nightmare,’ one parent said.
By Casey Quinlan - March 03, 2022Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are targeting trans kids and their families.
By Casey Quinlan - February 28, 2022‘If you are innocent, do not remain silent,’ Donald Trump tweeted in 2014.
By Associated Press - February 19, 2022Seventeen out of 25 Republican attorneys general signed on to a failed lawsuit to delay the certification of the 2020 presidential election results.
By Nick Vachon - February 15, 2022‘Under state law, I think clearly you have forgery of a public record, which is a 14-year offense, and election law forgery, which is a five-year offense,’ said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
By Associated Press - January 15, 2022Attorney General Letitia James’ office has requested that Trump sit for a deposition on Jan. 7.
By Associated Press - December 10, 2021Fox News repeated falsehoods from a House Republican attack against the attorney general.
By Oliver Willis - November 17, 2021‘The Justice Department is sparing no resource to identify and bring to justice anyone, anywhere who targets the United States with a ransomware attack,’ said Attorney General Merrick Garland.
By Associated Press - November 08, 2021The former Carlyle Group CEO bested Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe Tuesday night following a race that focused heavily on false claims about ‘critical race theory.’
By Nick Vachon - November 03, 2021Virginia Del. Jason Miyares has refused to say if he would have supported the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
By Nick Vachon - October 28, 2021Several conservative members of Congress are calling for an investigation over false claims about Garland’s son-in-law.
By Matt Cohen - October 08, 2021Karen Fann, president of the GOP-led state Senate, called the decision to place the burden on taxpayers a ‘win.’
By Emily Singer - September 20, 2021The effort underscores how deeply elements of the Republican Party were invested in trying to keep Trump in office or to challenge the incoming Biden administration.
By Associated Press - September 10, 2021A hearing has been set for November about whether to disbar the former Trump lawyer who pushed election conspiracy theories.
By Emily Singer - August 27, 2021Afghan civilians and U.S. government contractors will be vetted and given health screenings upon arrival in the United States, before they’re allowed into other parts of the country.
By Oliver Willis - August 20, 2021Anita Hill asks, ‘Is this an aberration, or is this something that can be the beginning of a trend, if we do it right?’
By Associated Press - August 14, 2021But they backed Trump after he was accused of sexual misconduct by more than 40 women.
By Josh Israel - August 03, 2021Experts said it’s crucial that the money is spent to combat the opioid scourge because the overdose epidemic is raging.
By Associated Press - July 25, 2021Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for reelection as ‘conservative, stalwart leader with a deep passion and respect for our U.S. Constitution.’
By Josh Israel - July 12, 2021A new letter to President Joe Biden takes aim at his Department of Justice’s defense of “anti-democratic” decisions from the Trump era.
By Jacob Gardenswartz - July 09, 2021Trump allies and supporters have been lying about voter fraud in a Michigan county.
By Emily Singer - July 09, 2021Evidence indicates Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the chair of the Arizona GOP tried to get election officials to stop counting ballots in the state.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2021Former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election were repeated by the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
By Oliver Willis - June 28, 2021Immigration judges abide by instructions set by the attorney general, and their courts are within the Justice Department.
By Associated Press - June 19, 2021A report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform found Trump asked the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden.
By Emily Singer - June 15, 2021Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz said he would examine whether data subpoenaed from Apple ‘were based upon improper considerations.’
By Associated Press - June 14, 2021Former White House counsel Don McGahn is the latest person to find out the Trump administration subpoenaed his communications record in a politically motivated leak probe.
By Emily Singer - June 14, 2021Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘wanted to disenfranchise the voters in four other states,” said a local Texas Democratic Party official. ‘It’s just crazy.’
By Associated Press - June 09, 2021