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John --
Ken Paxton survived impeachment by
turning the Attorney General’s office into a pay-to-play operation,
where favors, legal protection, and government work form one
continuous transaction.
And no case shows the pattern more clearly than
the arrangement between Paxton and his impeachment lawyer, Tony
Buzbee.
When Paxton faced impeachment, he hired Tony Buzbee as his
lead defense lawyer. His
campaign then spent more than $2.3 million on legal fees—over $100,000
directly to Buzbee, and the rest to the firms and attorneys tied to
the defense team.
After Buzbee helped Paxton avoid
conviction, Paxton rewarded him with a state contract. He selected The
Buzbee Law Firm to represent Texas in a major antitrust case against
BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—despite Buzbee not being known
for antitrust work.
Shortly after receiving the state
contract, Buzbee endorsed Paxton politically.
The sequence is not
complicated:
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Buzbee
DEFENDED
Paxton.
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Paxton
PAID
him.
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Paxton
REWARDED him
with a state contract.
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Buzbee
ENDORSED
him.
This is not how justice operates.
It is how a pay-to-play machine operates.
Across every scandal, the pattern
repeats itself. Paxton exchanges political protection, legal
shielding, and state resources with the people who benefit him
personally. Texans pay the price.
You can follow every dollar and every connection in this network
at CrookedKen.com.
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