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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Cassandra Jaramillo, Reveal

Texas charity that backs Trump’s stolen-election lie has deep ties to Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton participates in an interview while in attendance at former President Donald Trump's Save America Rally in Conroe on Jan 29, 2022.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attended a Jan. 29 rally for former President Donald Trump in Conroe. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is pretty familiar with Catherine Engelbrecht. He’s been a guest on her podcast, chatting about their shared passion: rooting out voter fraud. They both have gone to great lengths to try to support former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

And when Engelbrecht, founder of the nonprofit True the Vote, has found herself in hot water, Paxton’s office has turned out to be a helpful ally.

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