The FBI has reportedly issued at least one federal subpoena for records from the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) amid an investigation over allegations of bribery and abuse of office.

Local outlet KVUE reported on Thursday that the subpoena was issued the day prior, however it is not immediately clear what information was requested by the FBI.

Agency spokeswoman Michelle Lee declined to comment to the outlet. The Hill has reached out Paxton’s office.


The subpoena comes amid an ongoing investigation into actions Paxton allegedly took to benefit Nate Paul, an Austin investor and wealthy donor, after members of Paxton’s staff raised red flags.

A group of current and former Paxton aides sent a letter to the state’s office of human resources on Oct. 1, claiming to have sent information to federal law enforcement. They reported that the state official had hired an outside lawyer to investigate Paul’s assertion that the FBI improperly raided his home and offices last year.

The complaint also alleges that Paul employed a woman whom Paxton had an affair with and that Paxton had recommended for a job, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

The whistleblowers said in the lawsuit that over time, Paxton became “less rational in his decision making and more unwilling” to listen to criticism.

The full extent of Paxton’s connection with Paul is still unclear, according to a report from The Associated Press. Paul reportedly donated $25,000 to Paxton’s reelection campaign in 2018.

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All of the whistleblowers who reported Paxton to authorities have resigned, were fired or were put on leave. Four of them filed a lawsuit last month claiming they were the subjected to retaliation.

Paxton, however, has denied any wrongdoing and said that “after reviewing the claims made by former employees of this office, their allegations are overblown, based upon assumptions, and to a large degree misrepresent the facts.”

The attorney general has made national headlines this week for filing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four battleground states in an effort to halt presidential electors from finalizing President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-...-records-after-whistleblower-allegations

He's been under indictment for 5 years for federal securities fraud...looks like he's fishing for a pardon.

Deep State payback.

Why don't you rake the sand out your your little anti-gun cunny and run back to DU....

I'm in support of any political leader being investigated any time during their terms. Given the opportunities and rewards for nefarious behavior, to think this is one sided is pretty naive.

Why don't you follow Tom.

CNN is spinning his legal woes as the reason he's filed the SCOTUS suit - he wants to curry favor with Trump to get a pardon.

5 years means it happened under Obama?

Innocent until provin guilty and I could care less about it at the moment.

Full steam ahead with the SCOTUS case.

Seems like every time the FBI drops the ball they pick up a rock instead.
Except hunters crack rocks. They can't see those.

Have you been living in a cave?

He was, and still is targeted by liberal persecution.

He makes their little butts hurt, and they hate him for it.

Or make like a cow pie and hit the trail.

I am absolutely in love with the left, Demonrats, and liberals in general. They can ignore the s**t in their own house, but they certainly try to find the smallest inkling of anything with conservatives, so we can insure that "things are run according to the law"!! Sarcasm off.