AUSTIN, Texas - The whistleblower lawsuit against Ken Paxton is not over, says the attorney representing his former employees.
In a court filing, Paxton says he will not contest allegations in a lawsuit filed against him by four former employees who reported him to the FBI. A motion was filed Thursday requesting a final judgment in the case.
The whistleblowers, Blake Brickman, Ryan Vassar, Mark Penley and David Maxwell, claimed that Paxton abused the power of his office to help himself and political donor Nate Paul, and that they were unjustly terminated for reporting the attorney general to the FBI.
On Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office issued a statement that it "has put an end to the plaintiffs’ long-running political stunt."
Whistleblower attorney Tom Nesbitt told FOX 7 Austin that "this is but another desperate stunt by Ken Paxton to try to avoid a court order compelling him to answer questions about his grimy behavior."
Last month. Paxton and several of his top aides were ordered to take part in depositions as part of the civil case.
Full statement from OAG:
"Last year, Attorney General Paxton was fully exonerated by the state legislature following an impeachment trial that was engineered by his political enemies. Now, in the best interests of the...
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