The Justice Department is taking over a corruption probe into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the local investigators days after the Republican agreed to pay $3 million to former advisers fired after reporting him to the FBI.
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a rally featuring former President Donald Trump, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who had long been leading the probe, according to state prosecutors.
FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a rally featuring former President Donald Trump, Oct. 22, 2022, in Robstown, Texas. Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who had long been leading the probe, according to state prosecutors.
DALLAS — Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the probe, according to state prosecutors.
State prosecutors handling a separate securities fraud case against Paxton — Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer — said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that they were notified of the move. They referred all questions to the Department of Justice, which declined to comment.
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