Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, talks with his attorneys before his impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department quietly decid ed in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigation that cast a long shadow over the political career of a close Republican ally of President Donald Trump. The Associated Press has learned the decision not to bring charges resolved the high-stakes federal probe before Trump’s new Justice Department leadership could even take action on the investigation. In a social media post on X responding to the news Thursday, Paxton characterizes the investigation as a “bogus witch hunt,” mimicking Trump’s descriptions of his own past legal troubles. The Justice Department declines to comment. ...read more read less