Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Agrees to Apologize and Pay $3.3 Million in Taxpayer Money to Four Former Staffers Accusing Him of Corruption.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020. The accusations sparked an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican.

The preliminary lawsuit settlement was filed on Friday and includes no admission of wrongdoing from Paxton. He has denied the accusations of bribery and abuse of office for years, calling them politically motivated.

The four former staffers, who worked in the Texas Attorney General’s office, accused Paxton of bribery and abuse of office in 2020. They alleged that Paxton had misused his office to benefit a political donor and had accepted bribes in exchange for legal favors.

The settlement agreement requires Paxton to apologize to the four former staffers and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money. The agreement also requires Paxton to pay the legal fees of the four former staffers.

The settlement does not resolve the ongoing FBI investigation into the accusations against Paxton. It is unclear at this time whether the FBI will continue to pursue the case.

Paxton has served as Texas Attorney General since 2015 and is currently running for re-election. He has denied the accusations of corruption and bribery and has called them politically motivated.