得克萨斯州联邦参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科（James Talarico）将于周三请求法院公开其共和党对手、联邦参议院候选人、现任州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（Ken Paxton）的民事案件证词笔录，以持续聚焦帕克斯顿过往的丑闻记录 1。塔拉里科阵营律师在法庭文件草案中称，根据得州法律或程序没有理由对这些文件保密 1。
相关证词涉及Unity Resources公司被指控欺诈的民事案件，该案已和解 1。《华尔街日报》此前报道，帕克斯顿在证词中约90次表示无法回忆 1。塔拉里科阵营还重新放出帕克斯顿在法院安检处拿走昂贵钢笔的视频，并提及帕克斯顿曾被弹劾但后来被宣告无罪，以及曾面临证券欺诈刑事指控并最终与检方达成赔偿协议但未承认有罪等旧事 1。帕克斯顿曾在共和党初选中击败现任联邦参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn），他否认所有指控，称其为政治抹黑 1。
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, is pushing to unseal deposition transcripts involving his Republican opponent, incumbent state Attorney General Ken Paxton, to keep the spotlight on his rival's history of scandals 1. Talarico's campaign will formally request the court to unseal the documents on Wednesday, arguing in a draft court filing that there is no reason under Texas law or procedure to keep the transcripts sealed 1. The transcripts stem from a settled civil case involving alleged fraud by Unity Resources 1.
To further emphasize his opponent's past, Talarico's campaign has resurfaced a video showing Paxton taking an expensive pen from a courthouse security checkpoint, while bringing up his past impeachment and securities fraud charges 1. Paxton defeated incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary 1. He was previously impeached but ultimately acquitted, and he faced criminal securities fraud charges that ended in a restitution agreement with prosecutors without an admission of guilt 1. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Paxton stated he could not recall information approximately 90 times during his deposition 1. Paxton has denied all allegations, dismissing them as political smears 1.
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