Quite a week! Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor and close associate of famously corrupt Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was arrested by the FBI yesterday afternoon and booked into the Travis County jail. He is being held on a federal detainer for an undisclosed felony charge. Via CNN:
The investor’s relationship with Paxton is a key focus of impeachment articles brought against the embattled attorney general last month, CNN has reported.
The state House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton after a legislative probe unraveled a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office’s powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice.
The investor’s relationship with Paxton is a key focus of impeachment articles brought against the embattled attorney general last month, CNN has reported.