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From "Why Texas Republicans are Souring on Crypto" from The Economist https://archive.ph/eIXGc

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[โ€“] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago

Their AG was brazenly criminal. Yet somehow it took nine fucking years for his case to go to trial. And after it did - it quickly ended and all that happened was he had to pay a fine.

How the criminal case against Texas AG Ken Paxton abruptly ended after nearly a decade of delays | AP News

The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on securities fraud charges has ended after nine years โ€” a span during which the Republican was reelected twice, impeached and acquitted, and emerged more politically powerful than ever.

He will stay in office and must pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under an agreement announced in a Houston courtroom Tuesday.