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AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton’s former top cop testified Friday the attorney general would not be deterred from helping Nate Paul, despite warnings that it would result in Paxton’s downfall.

AUSTIN, Texas — Ken Paxton’s former top cop testified Friday the attorney general would not be deterred from helping Nate Paul, despite warnings that it would result in Paxton’s downfall.

On day four of the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a former Texas Ranger, now in the Hall of Fame, was questioned about his investigative duties while at the attorney general’s office.

David Maxwell’s testimony wrapped up Week 1 of the impeachment trial and bolstered the prosecution’s case. | Opinion

A famed Texas ranger in Ken Paxton's impeachment trial called Austin developer Nate Paul a criminal, while defense attorneys said nothing illegal took place

The suspended attorney general’s lawyers focused on disloyalty and attacked evidence, while impeachment managers accused Paxton of excessive and obsessive misconduct. Neither side ignored the politics behind the case.

The first week of suspended ol Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial closed Friday with only four prosecution witnesses taking the stand.

David Maxwell, a veteran law enforcement officer who served as the attorney general’s director of law enforcement, said he repeatedly told Paxton that Paul was a criminal — potentially of historic proportions.

The suspended attorney general’s lawyers focused on disloyalty and attacked evidence, while impeachment managers accused Paxton of excessive and obsessive misconduct. Neither side ignored the politics behind the case.

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