Recent reports reveal that individuals were paid to defend Ken Paxton on social media, including former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale making payments to high-profile accounts. This comes amidst controversy over Paxton's actions and the Texas House's impeachment decision. Additionally, attorney Kent Schaffer claims Collin County owes him over $200,000 for work on Paxton's criminal case, stating he won't work for the State of Texas again without upfront payment.
"I will never do work for the State of Texas again, unless I'm paid up front & in advance," @KentSchaffer told @cbs11jack. He says Collin County owes him more than $200,000 for the state's criminal case against @KenPaxtonTX. Eye On Politics: https://t.co/WPQr8tW38R https://t.co/Mk60IO4R0l
Texas could require social media influencers to disclose if they're being paid for political posts https://t.co/sh9j7SdLZk
Ken Paxton's defenders were paid to tweet in his defense. #txlege https://t.co/AUrRPvPaaR
"... former Trump campaign mgr Brad Parscale made payments last year to individuals w/highly-followed accounts, including those out of state, to make posts that defended @KenPaxtonTX & criticized the Texas House that impeached him." #txlege https://t.co/uhXdctvqzD
Brian Wice: People have strong feelings about Paxton. But the time to register that distaste isn’t by going to my Inbox but by going to the ballot box. https://t.co/nEXhr9fJ7V