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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Bleiberg and Paul J. Weber

Bank records raise questions about home remodel in Texas Attorney General Paxton's impeachment

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As embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fights a historic impeachment, his lawyers say they have evidence proving his innocence — including a 2020 wire transfer that purportedly shows the Republican, and not one of his donors, paying more than $120,000 for a home renovation.

But a bank statement that Paxton's defense team showed to a packed room of journalists Wednesday, to try to disprove the bribery allegations against him, has brought to light details that raise new questions about the attorney general's relationship with the wealthy donor.

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