Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with a coalition of Attorneys General from 23 states, has urged New York Attorney General Letitia James, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith to cease their legal actions against former President Donald Trump. The coalition issued a cease-and-desist letter claiming these prosecutions are unfounded.
Attorney General Paxton stated, "The American justice system was weaponized at unprecedented scale to harass President Trump, falsely damage his reputation, and derail his campaign. This means, at several levels of government, partisan actors were abusing their official powers to weaken the political opponent of the sitting President and then the sitting Vice President. These baseless prosecutions must be ended immediately."
The letter elaborated on the role of the presidency: "President of the United States is the most important job in the world. The President leads the free world. And America just gave President Trump a mandate to lead the United States to a brighter future. Politically motivated prosecutions aimed at 'self-promotion' are at no time appropriate.… Now yours must end."
Paxton has been active in addressing what he describes as corrupt prosecutions against Trump. On November 8, he filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Justice for records related to Jack Smith's investigation and subsequently sued DOJ on November 11 to prevent any destruction of those documents.
For further details on this matter, individuals can refer to the full letter.