The firm was brought on at the end of 2020 when the whistleblower lawsuit was filed. Payment records obtained by the Statesman show that through mid-May the attorney general’s office had paid Lewis Brisbois $519,000 for representation in the whistleblower lawsuit. READ MORE: Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial could 'seriously wound' Texas Republicans Per the report, the attorney general's trial, beginning September 5, "will center largely on criminal and ethical allegations the whistleblowers made against Paxton, including bribery and misuse of office."Īlthough a report was previously completed in February, when the AG's office reached a settlement that "called for Paxton to apologize publicly for calling them “rogue employees” and for the four aides who brought the suit to receive a combined $3.3 million," American-Statesman reports it flopped when "the House balked at resolving the matter with taxpayer money and, instead, a House investigating committee launched a review into Paxton's many legal issues." To help defend Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton - who state House Republicans voted to send to an impeachment trial in May, private law firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was paid over "$500,000 in public money" to develop an "outside" report, Austin American-Statesman reports.
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