


Suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton solicited the help of Nate Paul, a wealthy donor, in setting up an Uber account under the fake name “Dave P” so he could see his mistress, according to court documents.
Recent court filings state Paxton and Paul shared the Uber account and traveled more than a dozen times between August and October 2020 to the woman's apartment, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Paxton’s lawyers identified his mistress as a Capitol staffer named Laura Olson in impeachment documents earlier this month.
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The new documents touch on the extent of Paxton and Paul’s relationship, saying the Republican attorney general “morphed the Office of the Attorney General into Paul’s concierge law firm” and stating the two met 20 to 24 times in the spring and summer of 2020.
Paul, an Austin real estate investor, plays a key role in Paxton’s impeachment investigation over the attorney general's alleged misuse of power through his office to help Paul.
Paul was charged on eight counts of making false statements to financial institutions in June, with the indictment claiming he misstated his finances to qualify for multiple loans from credit unions and mortgage lenders both in the U.S. and internationally.
The documents, which are part of the House impeachment investigation, paint Paxton’s actions as a secretive attempt to hide information from the public by using “burner phones and secret personal email accounts” and “frequently ditched his security detail so he could meet up with Paul and others.”
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The Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Paxton in May, making him the third official ever to be impeached in Texas. The move came after years of ethical inquiries into alleged misconduct that included bribery and abuse of office power. Paxton’s lawyers have said the embattled attorney general will not testify at an impeachment trial and have moved to dismiss all 20 articles against him.
The deadline to file answers to pretrial motions in Paxton’s case was Tuesday, and the impeachment trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 5.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the law firm representing Paxton for comment.