Washington, DC — Concerns continue to mount about Ken Paxton’s ability to serve as the state’s top lawyer. AP revealed today, “An Associated Press investigation found Paxton and his deputies have sought to turn cases to political advantage or push a broader political agenda, including staff screenings of a debunked film questioning the 2020 election. Adding to the unrest was the secretive firing of a Paxton supporter less than two months into his job as an agency advisor after he tried to make a point by displaying child pornography in a meeting.”

“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s staff this month quietly dropped a series of human trafficking and child sexual assault cases after losing track of one of the victims, a stumble in open court emblematic of broader dysfunction inside one of America’s most prominent law offices,” reports AP.

“The Republican has elevated his national profile in recent years, energizing the right by rushing into contentious court battles that have affected people far beyond Texas. He has fought access to abortion, Democratic immigration policy and the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.”

“The AP’s account is based on hundreds of pages of records and interviews with more than two dozen current and former employees, many of whom spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation or because they were not authorized to talk publicly.”

It’s clear that Ken Paxton is not interested in being the People’s Lawyer. He’d rather instead advance his partisan political agenda and hire sexual child predators rather than put them away. Paxton should be in jail, not serving as Texas’ top law enforcement officer.

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