A corruption investigation of Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen on March 1, 2022, has been taken over by U.S. Department of Justice officials. The inquiry looks into allegations made by Paxton’s former top deputies that he took bribes to benefit a political donor who also employed a woman with whom Paxton was alleged to have had an extramarital affair. Credit: Shelby Tauber | For The Texas Tribune
A corruption investigation of Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen on March 1, 2022, has been taken over by U.S. Department of Justice officials. The inquiry looks into allegations made by Paxton’s former top deputies that he took bribes to benefit a political donor who also employed a woman with whom Paxton was alleged to have had an extramarital affair.