Paxton Dodged Questions About His Finances, Blamed Wife in Newly Revealed Deposition

Paxton said in deposition that donor gave him stocks to please God

The leaked deposition from a fraud inquiry in 2014 provides insight into the Senate candidate’s investments and his tactics for defending himself.

Bombshell deposition surfaces from scandal that got Ken Paxton indicted for fraud

A newly unearthed deposition shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton struggling under oath to explain his finances in the Servergy investment scandal, which led to his 2015 indictment on securities fraud charges.The New York Times obtained the December 2014 deposition from a person who opposes Paxton’s Senate bid and independently confirmed it was authentic, and the document shows lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission questioni…

Paxton Dodged Questions About His Finances, Blamed Wife in Newly Revealed Deposition

AP Photo/Eric Gay, File Beleaguered Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R) dodged more than 200 times while being grilled about his finances by federal investigators, according to a 2014 deposition showing he blamed his soon-to-be ex-wife, his memory, and having delegated the tasks to staff for being unable to answer. A report by Lauren McGaughy at The New York Times digs into Paxton’s December 2014 sit-down with federal investigators with the S…