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Texas Attorney General must turn over records related to Jan. 6 Trump rally or face lawsuit, DA says

Summary by Ground News
District attorney says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state's open records laws. Paxton appeared at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. News organizations have requested Paxton's communications from around that time under the Texas Public Information Act.

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Prosecutor: Texas attorney general violated open records law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A district attorney says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state's open records laws by withholding or failing to retain his communications relating to his

2 years ago·United States
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Texas AG Candidate Louie Gohmert Accuses Ken Paxton Of Lying To Former President Trump To Win Endorsement

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Conservative East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert told CBS 11 he called Donald Trump last summer when he heard the former President was thinking about endorsing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.“I suggested that he hold up. I said, ‘I’m even thinking about it if there’s not a better alternative’,” said U.S. Rep. Gohmert.After the former President endorsed Paxton last July, Gohmert said he didn’t contact Mr. Trump again.But…

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Texas district attorney says AG Ken Paxton violated open records law, must release Jan. 6 records

A Texas district attorney’s office said in a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) that he viol

2 years ago·Washington, United States
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Texas AG Ken Paxton given 4 days to produce records tied to Jan. 6 rally appearance

The district attorney's office will pursue civil litigation "seeking injunctive and declaratory relief" if Paxton doesn't turn over the records.

2 years ago·United States
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Texas Attorney General Ordered To Release Records About His Role In Jan. 6 Rally

Ken Paxton's office has so far stonewalled requests for the information, even though he is supposed to be in charge of enforcing the public records law.

2 years ago·United States
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Trump-loving Texas AG Ken Paxton illegally withheld Jan. 6 records and must release them: DA's Office

The Travis County (Texas) district attorney on Thursday found that Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state's open records law by not turning over his communications from last January when he visited Washington, D.C., for a pro-Trump rally that preceded the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.The district attorney's office gave Paxton four days to turn over the documents or face a lawsuit. The action was prompted by a Jan. 4, 2022, co…

2 years ago·United States
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