Texas taxpayers picking up tab as Attorney General Ken Paxton fights conduct complaints against him

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So far, the embattled AG has spent $45,000 on his legal defense, documents show. Texas TexasRepublicans BigLie KenPaxton TaxpayerMoney TexasNews Republicans

of President Donald Trump's Big Lie, Paxton tried to dispute ballots cast in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin in his filing.

“This is about his individual license, which is irrelevant to his position in office, so why shouldn't he pay for it?” said Jim Harrington, a voting-rights attorney who filed one of the complaints against Paxton told Hearst. “He gets to do this game on Jan. 6, this unconstitutional Supreme Court action, and then turn around and have us pay twice for it? It's outrageous.”

According to records obtained by the newspaper company, Paxton has billed more than 94 hours to a pair of outside law firm as part of his defense. Republican election attorney Chris Gober had the highest rates at $525 an hour.

 

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