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Nate Paul was booked into the Travis County jail in Austin after
his arrest, according to the jail's online inmate records, which
indicated he was there on undisclosed federal charges.
The FBI declined to comment. The Department of Justice did not
immediately reply to a request for comment. It was not
immediately known if Paul had legal representation. Calls and an
email to Paul's business - World Class Holdings - were not
returned.
Paxton, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump
whose lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results was tossed
out by the Supreme Court, was impeached on May 27 and
temporarily suspended from office pending his trial in the
Senate.
The articles of impeachment against him accuse Paxton of having
employees of the attorney general's office intervene in a
lawsuit against Paul, 36, of giving the developer documents
related to an FBI investigation against him, and of providing
numerous legal favors to Paul in exchange for his renovating
Paxton's home.
Paxton, 60, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Aside from his
impeachment, he is under a separate corruption investigation by
the Justice Department, according to the special prosecutors in
Texas leading his state case.
The Texas Senate will try Paxton on the 20 articles of
impeachment lodged against him on or before Aug. 28. I
If two-thirds of the 31 senators find him guilty, he will be
removed from office. If not, he will be reinstated. Paxton's
wife, Angela, is a senator and chair of the Republican caucus in
the chamber. She has yet to say whether she will recuse herself
from his trial.
(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Sonali
Paul)
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