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Presenter says Attorney General Ken Paxton ignored WinRed victim who lost more than $15,000
Summary
At a House Judiciary session, a presenter described a Texas woman who lost over $15,000 after repeated withdrawals tied to WinRed and said she received no reply after writing to Attorney General Ken Paxton, the presenter said.
At a House Judiciary committee session, a presenter told lawmakers that a Texas woman who tried to make small, one-time donations to Republican candidates saw WinRed withdraw more than $15,000 from her bank account, including 29 charges in a single day.
The presenter said the woman wrote to Attorney General Ken Paxton and "didn't realize they were sucking my life savings out of my bank account," and that Paxton "never even wrote her back," according to the presenter's account to the committee.
The presenter used the example to press a broader point about political accountability, saying, "If that's how partisan Republicans treat Republicans, you can imagine how they're going to treat everybody else," and urging attention to victims who report unauthorized or unexpected charges.
The transcript of the session records the presenter's account and the quoted language attributed to the woman via the presenter; the hearing did not include a recorded response from Attorney General Paxton or his office, nor did the committee record any formal action on the allegation during this segment.
