“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won’t say who paid for him to travel to Washington, D.C., where he spoke at the Jan. 6 rally that preceded a mob of Donald Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol. Paxton and his second in command were both in Washington that day, according to calendars and travel documents The Dallas Morning News obtained through public records requests. The state paid for First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster to travel to Washington for ‘meetings with senior White House officials.’ It’s not clear whether he attended the Jan. 6 rally with Paxton. The attorney general’s office said it did not coordinate or pay for Paxton’s trip. His campaign spokesman did not respond to questions about who financed the travel.”

“The lack of information comes as the embattled attorney general faces mounting pressure to account for a series of contentious decisions in recent months. A Republican and staunch Trump supporter, Paxton unsuccessfully sought to overturn the presidential election results in four key battleground states after Joe Biden’s win. The lawsuit was drafted by lawyers close to Trump, The New York Times has reported. The FBI, meanwhile, is investigating Paxton for allegedly abusing his office to help a friend and campaign donor, according to The Associated Press. A conservative Christian who built his career on fighting for family values, he is accused of trading political favors for the donor’s help remodeling his home and a job for a woman with whom he allegedly had an affair” – Dallas Morning News.