Report: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discussing deal to have fraud charges dropped

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the 2018 Texas State Republican Convention. His lawyers are reportedly in talks with prosecutors to have felony fraud charges against him dropped in exchange for community service and restitution to his accusers.

A Collin County grand jury indicted him in summer 2015. He was charged with two first-degree and one third-degree felony and released on bond. He pleaded not guilty, saying the allegations were nothing more than attacks from enemies within his own political party.His lawyers succeeded in having several judges removed from the case, arguing they did not have the authority to try him.

For years, the prosecutors fought to get Paxton in front of a jury. Even last month, Paxton tried one final time to have the case thrown out, arguing his rights to a speedy trial were violated. The presiding judge rejected the attempt.As the state’s top lawyer, he has allied himself with former president Donald Trump and used his position to advocate for hardline immigration and anti-LGBTQ policies.

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