Defense lawyers launched a broad attack on the criminal charges against Ken Paxton late Monday, arguing that misconduct by prosecutors and a previous judge subverted the grand jury process and required the indictments against Paxton to be thrown out. Prosecutor Brian Wice dismissed the allegations, contained in almost 190 pages of court filings, saying they were “so clearly baseless” that they did not merit a comment. But defense lawyer Philip Hilder said the intent was to “bring to the court’s attention serious matters related to this prosecution.”Attorney General Ken Paxton is accused of...
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