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The Texas Tribune reports:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to dismiss a professional misconduct lawsuit filed by the state bar against him related to his legal challenge of the 2020 presidential election, court documents show.
Paxton asked a district court in Collin County to dismiss the Texas State Bar’s lawsuit. The state’s top lawyer, a Republican who is seeking a third term in office, said state bar investigators are biased and politically motivated against him.
After the 2020 election, Paxton filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn elections in battleground states where former President Donald Trump, a Paxton ally, had lost. The Supreme Court eventually dismissed the suit, saying that Texas had no standing to sue.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is seeking to dismiss a misconduct lawsuit from the state bar over his attempt to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Paxton claimed the suit is politically motivated.https://t.co/LHYnhYFsiA
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 6, 2022
?ALERT: 16 Texas lawyers, including 4 past presidents of the State Bar of Texas, filed an ethics complaint with the TX Bar against AG Ken Paxton. The lawyers urge disbarment for Paxton due to his actions attempting to overturn the 2020 election. https://t.co/B8BX59FUe2
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) July 26, 2021