Judge Orders Texas AG Ken Paxton to Testify in ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit

Four former employees asked the court to require the attorney general to testify under oath in the 3-year-old lawsuit.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (C) sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee (L) and Mitch Little (R) before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 15, 2023. Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool

A judge has ordered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three of his top aides to testify under oath in the 2020 so-called whistleblower lawsuit against him.

District Judge Jan Soifer, at a hearing in Austin on Dec. 20, granted a motion to compel the depositions of Mr. Paxton, chief of staff Lesley French Henneke, political aide Michelle Smith, and First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster.