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You know the saying: The squeaky wheel gets the grease. If so, Ken Paxton’s the squeakiest, greasiest wheel in Texas.
The attorney general is so desperate not to face questions in a deposition about fraud and bribery allegations and his sketchy relationship with donor Nate Paul that he’s delayed, tried to surrender and, now, begged the Texas Supreme Court to defer it.
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the court decided to halt his deposition that was supposed to be taken early this month in a case brought against him by a group of whistleblowers. For the whistleblowers, the wheels of justice do turn exceedingly slowly. Somehow, the justice system seems to work a lot faster for Paxton in that he catches every break he wants, even if all the cards seem stacked against him. Even if he admits to stacking them himself.
A couple weeks ago, Paxton was so desperate not to be deposed that he claimed he would no longer even contest the facts of the case, and just accept a judgment against his office. He has for years denied retaliating against whistleblowers who said he’d abused his power and acted corruptly then, when push came to shove and it was time to pay up, Paxton gulped and said: Never mind.
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