Ken Paxton is dirty? NO FUCKING WAY!

[wreckatx 141]

SCOTX denied Paxton's mandamus (appeal) of the order requiring him to appear for deposition.

[wreckatx 141]

Statement from Tom Nesbitt, whistleblower Blake Brickman’s attorney, on this development:

“Ken Paxton hid out from his impeachment trial and was excused from testifying because he invoked his right not to incriminate himself.  And he has played so long for delay in this case because he is terrified to answer questions about his corrupt conduct. He should be.”

[Bozo_Casanova 26437]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

or if he has some kind of dreams of higher office.

He’s going to primary Cornyn if Cornyn doesn’t retire.

[tx ind 7008]

18 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

He’s going to primary Cornyn if Cornyn doesn’t retire.

Fucking race to the bottom.  Go from Phil and Kay to Cornyn and Cruz and potentially this shit head now.  Who's next Danny Goeb or Briscoe?

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

Paxton still had 2 justices say that the lower attorneys in the AG office should be disposed first, and then make the plaintiffs prove they need Paxtons testimony. WTF. The plaintiffs took their evidence on Paxton to the FBI and Paxton had them fired. Why start with the lower attorneys?

12 hours ago, tx ind said:

Fucking race to the bottom.  Go from Phil and Kay to Cornyn and Cruz and potentially this shit head now.  Who's next Danny Goeb or Briscoe?

briscoe went against Paxton and was one of the House managers in the impeachment trial. He’s on shaky grounds with the current GOP leadership. Without looking, I assume he has a primary opponent.

[Cap33 384]

1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Paxton still had 2 justices say that the lower attorneys in the AG office should be disposed first, and then make the plaintiffs prove they need Paxtons testimony. WTF.

Justices Devine and Blacklock are both up for reelection this year.

[DigglerontheHoof 21183]

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

2 hours ago, Cap33 said:

Justices Devine and Blacklock are both up for reelection this year.

When is the last time a R didn't win the general, and when was the last incumbent who didn't win their primary? They're only taking political donations just so they can get some free vacations out of a few campaign events around the state. 

[wreckatx 141]

4 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

When is the last time a R didn't win the general, and when was the last incumbent who didn't win their primary? They're only taking political donations just so they can get some free vacations out of a few campaign events around the state. 

Devine is a true believer and Blacklock may be, too. Just when you thought that court could not get any more conservative.

[bluto 4914]

Y’all are slipping, he just put out a word he won’t contest the whistleblowers lawsuit attempting to unilaterally quash it as the defendant. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

3 minutes ago, bluto said:

Y’all are slipping, he just put out a word he won’t contest the whistleblowers lawsuit attempting to unilaterally quash it as the defendant. 

How much money have taxpayers paid so that Paxton had a free home remodel and fighting the corruption charges in the Legislature and courts?

[Brisketexan 105079]

50 minutes ago, bluto said:

Y’all are slipping, he just put out a word he won’t contest the whistleblowers lawsuit attempting to unilaterally quash it as the defendant. 

That is fucking laughable.  He wants to MOOT his deposition by simply rolling over on liability.  His statement makes it unclear as to his position on damages (exemplary damages are still in play, so his conduct would still be relevant).  Bottom line, Paxton would rather ADMIT that he violated the law (that's what agreeing to a judgment like this means) than testify under oath.  It is an admission that what Paxton is hiding and running from is WAY worse than the mere whistleblower suit. 

Ken Paxton is a criminal.  His action here places that conclusion beyond doubt.  And your Texas legislature acquitted him.  What a fucking state we have.

[Chewbacca 7767]

On 1/12/2024 at 5:03 PM, wreckatx said:

Statement from Tom Nesbitt, whistleblower Blake Brickman’s attorney, on this development:

“Ken Paxton hid out from his impeachment trial and was excused from testifying because he invoked his right not to incriminate himself.  And he has played so long for delay in this case because he is terrified to answer questions about his corrupt conduct. He should be.”

And then he finally gives his deposition and nothing happens.  The end.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

Can Paxton just declare that he’s not fighting the case and accept the judgement? I don’t understand who is paying since the Legislature refused to do so. Is it just out of the AG’s budget?

[Brisketexan 105079]

38 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Can Paxton just declare that he’s not fighting the case and accept the judgement? I don’t understand who is paying since the Legislature refused to do so. Is it just out of the AG’s budget?

As I understand (and I confess that I haven't dug into the exact procedural nature of the claims and how immunity plays into them), any money to pay a judgment would have to be appropriated by the legislature.  That is, the plaintiffs can't just get a judgment for $5 million and start collecting by sweeping the state's bank accounts or some shit.

So, Paxton may have just played them.  He had been fighting against ever admitting wrongdoing.  Now, he's functionally admitting wrongdoing....but there will be no consequences.  He won't pay any money.  Nobody will.  And he won't be impeached -- that ship has sailed.

It's up to the criminal process now.  The Nate Paul deal will either drag him down with an anchor tied to him by the DOJ, or he gets away scot-free.  I'm betting on him getting away with it, because....you've been paying attention to this timeline, right?  The laws don't apply to Republicans.  They just flat-out don't.  I don't understand how or why, but there it is.

[TwiceHorn 31440]

Of course that only works because GOP voters in Texas give zero fucks that he retaliated against good conservative boiz that bucked his corrupt abuse of the office and he won't have to explain himself. 

 

[tx 3 putt 76874]

He’s scared shitless …

 

[hookemATL 11706]

finally figured out who this cunt reminds me of

[bluto 4914]

Fuckin hell running as a gop candidate must be the easiest shit ever. Like a modern praise song just repeat the same 5 words 6 times over. Soros, caravan, inflation, fentanyl, guns

[YGIFS 19449]

I did not have Texas State Court of Appeals are a George Soros political puppet on my 2024 Paxton bingo card.  Hmmm, couldn't possibly be coinciding with Nate Paul's amicable testimony earlier this month.  

Nah, nothing to see here folks...move along.

[TwiceHorn 31440]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

As I understand (and I confess that I haven't dug into the exact procedural nature of the claims and how immunity plays into them), any money to pay a judgment would have to be appropriated by the legislature.  That is, the plaintiffs can't just get a judgment for $5 million and start collecting by sweeping the state's bank accounts or some shit.

So, Paxton may have just played them.  He had been fighting against ever admitting wrongdoing.  Now, he's functionally admitting wrongdoing....but there will be no consequences.  He won't pay any money.  Nobody will.  And he won't be impeached -- that ship has sailed.

It's up to the criminal process now.  The Nate Paul deal will either drag him down with an anchor tied to him by the DOJ, or he gets away scot-free.  I'm betting on him getting away with it, because....you've been paying attention to this timeline, right?  The laws don't apply to Republicans.  They just flat-out don't.  I don't understand how or why, but there it is.

Well, let's face it, he never would have paid any money personally unless that was part of a settlement.  And it doesn't look like the lege would authorize any payment, no matter how the judgment was obtained.

[Mrs Whiggins 13050]

George Soros (at 93 years) needs to have John Wick on retainer to pick up his mantle because he's attained some Baba Yaga level mythology amongst the GOP.

Also: Paxton will never pay a dime. He's a crook but he's a damn wily crook and knows he will never pay a dime.

[tx 3 putt 76874]

3 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

George Soros (at 93 years) needs to have John Wick on retainer to pick up his mantle because he's attained some Baba Yaga level mythology amongst the GOP.

Also: Paxton will never pay a dime. He's a crook but he's a damn wily crook and knows he will never pay a dime.

doesn’t the state have to cover this ?

[tx 3 putt 76874]

 

 

[tx 3 putt 76874]

 

[Biff Tannen 45665]

Is he going to get got by some bad people at some point?

[atomheartbevo 89629]

2 hours ago, bluto said:

Fuckin hell running as a gop candidate must be the easiest shit ever. Like a modern praise song just repeat the same 5 words 6 times over. Soros, caravan, inflation, fentanyl, guns

The beautiful thing is that you can use those accusations against both Democrats and Republicans that you are running against.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

Has Paxton found the secret formula to break the law as AG at least in terms of civil cases?  Do whatever you want, let the others file civil suits against you, cave just before any deposition, and the suit winners can never collect the judgement dollar amounts?

[South Austin 52456]

Joke’s on Kenny. While he might not have to pay the judgment, it’s going to leave quite a mark on his credit report!

[troph 24781]

On 1/12/2024 at 6:03 PM, wreckatx said:

Statement from Tom Nesbitt, whistleblower Blake Brickman’s attorney, on this development:

“Ken Paxton hid out from his impeachment trial and was excused from testifying because he invoked his right not to incriminate himself.  And he has played so long for delay in this case because he is terrified to answer questions about his corrupt conduct. He should be.”

Tom is a bad ass. Highly recommend him for high profile employment cases. He’s also just a genuine good guy, always does the right thing, the real right thing not the Jesus fake right thing. 

[wreckatx 141]

24 minutes ago, troph said:

Tom is a bad ass. Highly recommend him for high profile employment cases. He’s also just a genuine good guy, always does the right thing, the real right thing not the Jesus fake right thing. 

There are some really good lawyers on that team. 

[troph 24781]

8 minutes ago, wreckatx said:

There are some really good lawyers on that team. 

I’ve work with him all the time, have with TJ as well. Don’t recall the others. I was fishing with Tom when the TXSC ruling came down. We cracked open a beer and kept floating down the Colorado hunting Guadalupe bass on a fly rod. 
 

made me wish I was a litigator not a corporate lawyer for a hot minute. Just a minute. 

Edited January 19 by troph

[HenryJames 66038]

11 minutes ago, wreckatx said:

There are some really good lawyers on that team. 

And some really shitty clients.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20392]

12 hours ago, bluto said:

Fuckin hell running as a gop candidate must be the easiest shit ever. Like a modern praise song just repeat the same 5 words 6 times over. Soros, caravan, inflation, fentanyl, guns

I prefer the much clearer demonstration of this: 

Person, woman, man, camera, TV.



 

[wreckatx 141]

49 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

And some really shitty clients.

The whistleblowers? I was talking about their lawyers- Tom Nesbitt, TJ Turner, and Joe Knight

[Brisketexan 105079]

6 minutes ago, wreckatx said:

The whistleblowers? I was talking about their lawyers- Tom Nesbitt, TJ Turner, and Joe Knight

The legal team is solid. Tom is good people, and a damned good lawyer (I've known him for years, have worked with him on a matter or two, and send referrals to him from time to time).

But don't forget, the whistleblowers are super-duper Trumpy true-believer types as well.  "Not as shitty as Ken Paxton" is not exactly a glowing character endorsement.

[Bozo_Casanova 26437]

3 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Has Paxton found the secret formula to break the law

(R)=impunity

its not a secret though, it’s in the public domain 

Edited January 19 by Bozo_Casanova

[Jive Turkey 12594]

This should be fun.

 

[Brisketexan 105079]

This should be fun.
 

When will yall figure out how shit works in “rules are for other people, not us members of The Ruling Party” land? It doesn’t matter whether a court intimately orders emails to be produced. They will just delete all copies of them from every server, and ask the court “so wadda ya gonna do about it?”

[Chewbacca 7767]

16 hours ago, bluto said:

Fuckin hell running as a gop candidate must be the easiest shit ever. Like a modern praise song just repeat the same 5 words 6 times over. Soros, caravan, inflation, fentanyl, guns

person, woman, man, camera, TV

[Keef 764]

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

The legal team is solid. Tom is good people, and a damned good lawyer (I've known him for years, have worked with him on a matter or two, and send referrals to him from time to time).

But don't forget, the whistleblowers are super-duper Trumpy true-believer types as well.  "Not as shitty as Ken Paxton" is not exactly a glowing character endorsement.

Confirmed.  I know one of the whistleblowers personally and he's about as die hard Republican as they come.

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

1 hour ago, Keef said:

Confirmed.  I know one of the whistleblowers personally and he's about as die hard Republican as they come.

Outside of some of the obvious examples, Paxton hasn't personally screwed over many Democrats. He focuses all of his criminal behavior on fellow Republicans. Which probably makes sense because I doubt he comes into direct contact with many Democrats.

His criminal trial for fraud is when he lied (allegedly) to Republicans about investments and his benefit from their participation. I assume there are rooms of Republicans that hate Paxton more than even Democrats hate him.

[HRSchenker 2268]

6 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

I prefer the much clearer demonstration of this: 

Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
 

"That's amazing. How did you do that?"

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

22 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Outside of some of the obvious examples, Paxton hasn't personally screwed over many Democrats. He focuses all of his criminal behavior on fellow Republicans. Which probably makes sense because I doubt he comes into direct contact with many Democrats.

His criminal trial for fraud is when he lied (allegedly) to Republicans about investments and his benefit from their participation. I assume there are rooms of Republicans that hate Paxton more than even Democrats hate him.

Democrats are smart enough not to get purposefully entwined with that bag of fuck. 

[Cap33 384]

7 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

They will just delete all copies of them from every server, and ask the court “so wadda ya gonna do about it?”

Those emails are long gone. Litigation hold? Why would we have done that?

[wreckatx 141]

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/judge-sets-paxton-deposition-in-whistleblower-lawsuit-for-feb-1/

[Eskimohorn 5630]

His criminal trial for fraud is when he lied (allegedly) to Republicans about investments and his benefit from their participation. I assume there are rooms of Republicans that hate Paxton more than even Democrats hate him.

That seems like a long time ago. Was that part of the Teapot Dome scandal?

[That Guy 955]

So can paxton appeal the judge still requiring that he sit or is that already settled? What happens if he doesn’t appear? He gets a fine? Can the judge throw him in jail?

[South Austin 52456]

8 hours ago, That Guy said:

So can paxton appeal the judge still requiring that he sit or is that already settled? What happens if he doesn’t appear? He gets a fine? Can the judge throw him in jail?

Jail is at the far end of contempt powers and is rarely used. State court judges are usually pussies when it comes to contempt, but I have had one state court judge in Travis County many years ago have a defendant put in the slammer for discovery abuse. 

On the other hand, I learned early on in my career that you don’t fuck with a federal judge. In a big securities case I had as a young lawyer in Dallas, Judge A. Joe Fish threw a defendant in jail for refusing a discovery order for his deposition, and we got to depose him in federal prison with a white jump suit on and everything. It was awesome.

Edited January 21 by South Austin

[Nice Guy Eddie 13509]

Perhaps it’s difficult to collect legal judgements against the AG, but this is in retaliation of the whistleblower act. I don’t see how the state and AG can just not pay a judgement that they’re not even fighting. Can the state judicial branch order the exec branch to pay up? Which budget pays for it, is the exec branch’s problem.