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DOJ declined to prosecute Texas attorney general in final weeks of Biden's term, AP reports

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was accused of abusing his office to aid a political donor.

He was acquitted of corruption charges in the Texas Senate in 2023 following a historic impeachment.

Paxton is weighing a run for the U.S. Senate next year , setting up a potential primary against Republican Sen. John Cornyn .

Aaron Reitz was recently confirmed as Trump 's pick to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy .

He was asked by members of Congress weighing his Justice Department nomination to detail what he told the grand jury.

Reitz declined to answer in a questionnaire sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee in February .