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Indicted Texas attorney general says he is staying in office
Source: Reuters
World | Thu May 12, 2016 11:16am EDT
Indicted Texas attorney general says he is staying in office
AUSTIN, TEXAS | BY JON HERSKOVITZ
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing state and federal securities fraud charges, released a video ahead of a hearing in a state appeals court on Thursday, saying he is staying in office and being targeted because of his Christian beliefs.
Lawyers for Paxton, a Tea Party Republican, are trying to have three state charges against the Texas lawman dismissed, saying in court papers the charges are "unconstitutionally vague." The lawyers are set to appear in the Dallas court later in the day. Paxton's office did not comment on whether he would attend.
"I am here to tell you that I am not going anywhere and I want you to know that I am continuing to do the job I was elected to do," he said in the video released on social media on Wednesday night.
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In the video, he says he is innocent and that the attack against him is politically motivated. He adds that some of his opponents "are upset that I am a conservative Christian and made no bones about it."
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Indicted Texas attorney general says he is staying in office
AUSTIN, TEXAS | BY JON HERSKOVITZ
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, facing state and federal securities fraud charges, released a video ahead of a hearing in a state appeals court on Thursday, saying he is staying in office and being targeted because of his Christian beliefs.
Lawyers for Paxton, a Tea Party Republican, are trying to have three state charges against the Texas lawman dismissed, saying in court papers the charges are "unconstitutionally vague." The lawyers are set to appear in the Dallas court later in the day. Paxton's office did not comment on whether he would attend.
"I am here to tell you that I am not going anywhere and I want you to know that I am continuing to do the job I was elected to do," he said in the video released on social media on Wednesday night.
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In the video, he says he is innocent and that the attack against him is politically motivated. He adds that some of his opponents "are upset that I am a conservative Christian and made no bones about it."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-paxton-idUSKCN0Y323L
So he's a Christian martyr. Sure.
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