The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation against him, The Associated Press has learned.
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Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say
The decision not to bring charges resolved the high-stakes federal probe before President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership could even take action on an investigation sparked by allegations from Paxton's inner circle that the Texas Republican abused his office to aid a political donor.