Criminal Case Against Texas Attorney General Hits Six-Year Mark

[TexasTowelie]

It’s been six years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on three felony charges related to securities fraud violations ,and yet no trial on those charges has commenced. In the meantime, there’s an FBI investigation into Paxton’s interactions with a key donor.

And then there’s next year’s reelection. It’s a lot to keep track of, but one person who has been doing just that is Lauren McGaughy, an investigative reporter in The Dallas Morning News’ Austin bureau. She talked to Texas Standard about what’s next for the state’s attorney general.

The initial criminal case dates back to 2015, she explains. Paxton is accused of duping people in a McKinney, Texas,-based investment scheme. He was indicted and released on bond, but thanks to a range of delays, the case has yet to face trial. The case has been transferred from Collin County to Harris County and then back to Collin, after Hurricane Harvey forced courts to close at the time.

“At this point, we are still in a fight over where any of the potential trials should take place,” McGaughy said.

Read more: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/criminal-case-against-texas-attorney-general-hits-six-year-mark/

[PortTack]

1. Sad!! Beginning to wonder if gaetz will ever be indicted, or convicted

[bucolic_frolic]

2. The US legal system and its delays is due for some streamlining

I am encouraged by the small steps of DOJ guidelines over other issues coming from Garland's office. But a beginning is barely a stutter step.