A Texas appeals court rules the Republican attorney general can face discipline from the state bar association for trying to help overturn the 2020 presidential election.
A Texas appeals court has ruled that Republican Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton can face discipline from the state bar association over his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. A disciplinary committee of the State Bar of Texas accused Paxton in 2022 of making false claims of fraud in a lawsuit that questioned President Biden's victory.
“As in that case, we will appeal this ruling and we have full confidence the Supreme Court of Texas will not allow false claims by the State Bar and partisan political revenge to affect professional licensure of the state’s lawyers,” Paxton spokesperson Paige Willey said in a statement. A spokesperson for the State Bar of Texas and the committee accusing Paxton declined to comment on the ruling.
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