US EditionLawsuit Accuses Texas' First Assistant Attorney General of 'Crimes' During Paxton Impeachment Trial
- This week in Austin, Judd Stone, former Texas Solicitor General, and Chris Hilton, a former assistant attorney general, initiated legal action against Brent Webster, the First Assistant Attorney General, accusing him of interfering with justice and attempting to influence witnesses during Ken Paxton’s 2023 impeachment proceedings.
- The accusations follow Paxton’s May 2023 impeachment by the Texas House and his September 2023 acquittal by the Texas Senate, with both sides stressing Paxton was not involved in the alleged misconduct.
- Stone and Hilton allege Webster threatened to fire employees testifying against Paxton and pressured potential witnesses to leave Texas to evade subpoenas, while Webster allegedly fabricated emails to discredit them after they resigned post-acquittal.
- The lawsuit cites a December 2, 2024, internal email by Webster accusing Stone of sexual harassment, which Stone and Hilton call a "loathsome lie" and part of a vendetta including efforts to derail their business deals.
- The ongoing legal battles and Bar complaints against Webster, with no set resolution timeline, risk overshadowing Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign amid worsening factional conflict within the Attorney General’s Office.
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