Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes, the governor’s office announced Monday.

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A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct.  Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct. Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tests in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, just a few days before a grand jury indicts him on three felony.Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images

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Another attorney leaves Soros-backed prosecutor’s scandal-ridden office, citing ‘toxic work environment’

Another attorney leaves Soros-backed prosecutor’s scandal-ridden office, citing ‘toxic work environment’

A George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis already mired in accusations of negligence and misconduct was a hit with more bad news on Friday, when one of the few remaining prosecutors who handled the city’s most violent felonies abruptly resigned,

Trump attorney threatens to sue former prosecutor who wrote “People vs. Donald Trump” book about Manhattan DA’s investigation

Trump attorney threatens to sue former prosecutor who wrote “People vs. Donald Trump” book about Manhattan DA’s investigation

A former prosecutor who’s planning to release a book about the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump he led for nearly a year was warned Monday to expect a lawsuit.

Former Manhattan Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz concluded