DOJ taking over Texas AG corruption probe

thehill.com ^ | 02/17/23 | Julia Shapero -

[ransomnote]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking over an investigation into corruption allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a state prosecutor handling a separate case case against Paxton told The Hill.

Kent Schaffer, the state prosecutor, confirmed the DOJ was taking over the case from federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas.

It’s unclear why federal prosecutors in Texas were removed from the case, which was opened after several of Paxton’s senior officials accused him of bribery and abuse of office in 2020, but The Associated Press reported Paxton’s attorney’s sought the change, claiming there was an “obvious conflict.”

FBI agents and federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas were also involved in a 2019 search of the home of Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, who donated to Paxton’s 2018 campaign.

[kiryandil]

I’m confident that Cogdell knows what is best for his client and for justice.

I'm confident that Cogdell is cutting his luck.

Most of the stooges on US District Court of Stoogeville got there for a reason.

Usually, they're totally partisan, or the Swamp puppeteers might have something on them.

Ask the January 6th political prisoners how that particular jurisdiction is working out for them...

[Round Earther]

I would not question the Texas Attorney General’s attorney who is very versed on this case.

It is the Paxton team’s view that there would be ‘conflict’ if the case were to continue to be handled by the Western District of Texas, and that is probably an accurate assessment.

[kiryandil]

Listen, n00b.

I do the Article III stuff on FR, so I might have a wee bit more insight into the judicial inside ball than you do.

Of course, there IS more than just a whiff of used rubber on your 2021 FR account, ifyouknowwhutImean...      

[Oystir]

Don’t post facts!!! Esp, those that any FR fool could read. It ruins the fantasy.

[semimojo]

I do the Article III stuff on FR, so I might have a wee bit more insight into the judicial inside ball than you do.

LOL. Which Section deals with bluster? I'm sure you've got that one nailed.

[TLI]

The progs BS case against Ken has been dragging on for about eight years now.

https://ballotpedia.org/Securities_fraud_charges_against_Texas_Attorney_General_Ken_Paxton,_2015

When one attack fails they slap on a new coat of paint and start screeching again.

Now it looks like they ran out of paint.

.

[djstex]

Thanks for the ping!

[kiryandil]

LOL. Which Section deals with bluster? I'm sure you've got that one nailed.

Dude.

Don't you have some LaVoy Finicum backshoot threads to troll?

You can have one of them there "organisms" over Authoritarian Tina Kotex's latest smooth move:

Oregon Live ^ | Feb 14 2023 | Catalina Gaitan

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4131065/posts

The top job at Oregon State Police has gone to Casey Codding, one of two state police troopers who fatally shot a leader of the armed Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation in January 2016, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday.

Codding, a 27-year veteran of Oregon State Police, shot Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum in the back after Finicum sped his truck toward a roadblock of state SWAT police and FBI agents. State police withheld the names of the two officers who fired at Finicum, but a witness let Codding’s name slip during subsequent court hearings about the shooting.

[kiryandil]

Tina Kotek appoints police lieutenant who fatally shot Malheur occupation leader as head of Oregon State Police

[semimojo]

Don't you have some LaVoy Finicum backshoot threads to troll?

I see your expertise goes beyond the judiciary.

Maybe you can enlighten us on the psychology of someone who admittedly carries a firearm, swears he won't be taken alive, and runs from law enforcement when legally stopped.

[kiryandil]

and runs from law enforcement when legally stopped.

The masked guys fired at the truck at the first stop without identifying themselves, jackboot licker.

Then, your fibbie buddies cranked off a couple of shots trying to assassinate Finicum, and then all of them lied about it.

Polish that boot leather with your forked tongue, boy.

[kiryandil]

You know, all your jack-boot licking from the time is still up on FR.

Quite a disgusting display.

Makes a person wonder if you have a little shrine or two to your heroes...

[semimojo]

BTW, when's that grenade going to go off in Garland's lap?

That could change everything.

[kiryandil]

I see you keep track of your enemies on FR, like we keep track of the likes of you and your derp state neocon buddies...  

Some people are connoisseurs of wines and fine cigars.

I'll bet you can differentiate between the taste of the many types of leather footgear worn by your .gov heroes.

"Coriumphilia" - is that a thing?