Ken Paxton's 2013 pen theft incident resurfaces ahead of divorce trial
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Alexander Willis
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Summary
Texas Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton is facing an upcoming divorce trial, and a political action committee has revived a 2013 incident where Paxton admitted to taking a $1,000 luxury fountain pen mistakenly left at a security checkpoint in the same courthouse where his divorce proceedings will occur. The PAC issued a warning to attendees about this past incident ahead of the public trial.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledRepublican Ken Paxton, Texas' controversial attorney general-turned Senate candidate, is due in court for his divorce trial next month
a Texas political action committee (PAC) issued a warning to attendees regarding a past incident involving Paxton at the very same courthouse
In 2013, Paxton admitted to taking a $1,000 luxury fountain pen mistakenly left at a security checkpoint
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